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Folkart Wittekind

Astrid Lindgrens „Märit“ – eine exemplarische Kindertotenpredigt

In this essay, the author interprets the short story “Märit” of Astrid Lindgren against the background of pedagogical developments in the 20th century. Child psychology and literary descriptions of the value of childhood in Neo-romanticism are important sources of Astrid Lindgren's storytelling. “Märit” forms a distinctive view of the significance of death for life, which is guided by the self-confidence of the child. This view criticises the normal social way of dealing with the death of children. The fairy-tale of Märit may thus be read as an alternative pattern of funeral speech for a child.

International Journal of Practical Theology, Walter de Gruyter

Print ISSN: 1430-6921
Volume: 10, 03/2007
Pages: 252 - 274

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