Bengt af Klintberg

Bengt Knut Erik af Klintberg ( born December 25, 1938 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish ethnologist who has become especially known for his work on modern legends. A large audience, he was Pizzan ( German The rat in the pizza ) known for his book Rattan i.

In 1962, he began to be interested in happenings, met in the same year, the Fluxus group in Copenhagen and led since 1963 Flux concerts and performances in Dusseldorf, Oslo and Stockholm, including the composition " Orangerimusik 1963 ". In 2006 his work on the Swedish Fluxus movement " Svensk Fluxus ".

Klintberg was also (along with Christina Mattsson, Director of the Nordic Museum ) Moderator reports of "Folk Minnen ," a weekly radio broadcast on the Swedish TV channels P1, in the listener as to the origin or the importance of local legends, games, customs or other folklore or questions were able to do so. After 750 episodes the show in January 2005 has been set.

According to him, urban legends are in Sweden also called klintbergare ( Klintberger ).

Works

Swedish (selection)

  • Ormkungens krona (1961 )
  • Svenska trollformler (1965 )
  • Svenska folksägner (1972 )
  • Haren klagan (1978 )
  • Rattan i Pizzan (1986 )
  • The stulna njuren (1994 )
  • Kuttrasju (1998)
  • Glitter Spray (2005)
  • Ord i Snoen: dikter (2006)
  • Fluxus Svensk / Swedish Fluxus (2006)
  • Folk Minnen (2007)
  • Vår TIDS folk culture (2008, with Ulf Palmenfelt )

German

As editor:

  • The rat in the pizza and other urban legends, and urban myths. 2nd edition. Butt, Kiel, 1990, ISBN 3-926099-11-9
  • The elephant in the VW and other urban legends, and urban myths. Piper, Munich, Zurich 1992, ISBN 3-492-11653-1

English

  • The Cursive Scandinavian Slave. New York, Something Else Press 1967. (A Great Bear Pamphlet). Re: ubuclassics 2004 pdf, 536K
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