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[[File:Bodding ved Gjøvik kirke.jpg|thumb|250 px|Monument to Paul Olaf Bodding at Gjøvik Church]]
[[File:Bodding ved Gjøvik kirke.jpg|thumb|250 px|Monument to Paul Olaf Bodding at Gjøvik Church]]
'''Paul Olaf Bodding''' (2 November 1865 – 25 September 1938) was a Norwegian [[missionary]], [[linguistics|linguist]] and [[folklorist]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://snl.no/Paul_Olaf_Bodding|title= Paul Olaf Bodding|publisher= Store norske leksikon|access-date= 1 February 2018}}</ref>

'''Paul Olaf Bodding''' ( 2 November 1865 – 25 September 1938) was a Norwegian [[missionary]], [[linguistics|linguist]] and [[folklorist]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://snl.no/Paul_Olaf_Bodding|title= Paul Olaf Bodding|publisher= Store norske leksikon|accessdate= February 1, 2018}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Paul Olaf Bodding was born at [[Gjøvik]] in [[Oppland]], Norway. He was the son of Edward Olsen Bodding (1825–1905) and Betzy Emilie Wennevold (1838–1889). Bodding was the son of a bookseller, and he first met the founder of The Indian Home Mission to the Santals (later developed to the [[Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church|NELC]]), [[Lars Olsen Skrefsrud]], in his father's bookshop in Gjøvik. Skrefsrud was born just outside the neighbouring town [[Lillehammer]], in [[Oppland]]. Bodding studied theology at the University of Kristiania (now [[University of Oslo]]) and graduated in 1889.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://nbl.snl.no/Paul_Olaf_Bodding |title= Paul Olaf Bodding|publisher= Norsk biografisk leksikon|author= Torstein Jørgensen|accessdate= February 1, 2018}}</ref>
Paul Olaf Bodding was born at [[Gjøvik]] in [[Oppland]], Norway. He was the son of Edward Olsen Bodding (1825–1905) and Betzy Emilie Wennevold (1838–1889). Bodding was the son of a bookseller, and he first met the founder of The Indian Home Mission to the Santals (later developed to the [[Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church|NELC]]), [[Lars Olsen Skrefsrud]], in his father's bookshop in Gjøvik. Skrefsrud was born just outside the neighbouring town [[Lillehammer]], in [[Oppland]]. Bodding studied theology at the University of Kristiania (now [[University of Oslo]]) and graduated in 1889.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://nbl.snl.no/Paul_Olaf_Bodding |title= Paul Olaf Bodding|publisher= Norsk biografisk leksikon|author= Torstein Jørgensen|access-date= 1 February 2018}}</ref>


In 1890, he arrived Santalistan (Santal Parganas) as missionary priest. When Skrefsrud died in 1909, Bodding took over as the leader of the Norwegian missionary organization Santaline Mission (''Den norske Santalmisjon''). He served in India for 44 years (1889–1933), and operated mainly from the town [[Dumka]] in the Santhal Parganas-district. Bodding created the first alphabet and wrote the first grammar for the [[Santali language|Santali]]-speaking native people in eastern India. In 1914 he also completed the translation of [[the Bible]] into the Santali language.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://snl.no/Den_norske_Santalmisjon
In 1890, he arrived in Santalistan (Santal Parganas) as a missionary priest. When Skrefsrud died in 1909, Bodding took over as the leader of the Norwegian missionary organization Santaline Mission (''Den norske Santalmisjon''). He served in India for 44 years (1889–1933), and operated mainly from the town [[Dumka]] in the Santhal Parganas-district. In 1914 Bodding also completed the translation of [[the Bible]] into the Santali language.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://snl.no/Den_norske_Santalmisjon
|title= Den norske Santalmisjon|publisher= Store norske leksikon|accessdate= February 1, 2018}}</ref>
|title= Den norske Santalmisjon|publisher= Store norske leksikon|access-date= 1 February 2018}}</ref>


He was also a celebrated scientist, and he is still well known among the [[santals]] living in the states of [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]] and [[Assam]] as well as in [[Bangladesh]] and the Scandinavian countries. After returning from India in 1934, Bodding settled with his Danish-born wife Christine Larsen (1883–1940) in [[Odense]], [[Denmark]], where he died during 1938. <ref>{{cite web|url = http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/98679
He is still well known among the [[santal]] living in the states of [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]] and [[Assam]] as well as in [[Bangladesh]] and the Scandinavian countries{{fact|date=November 2024}}. After returning from India in 1934, Bodding settled with his Danish-born wife Christine Larsen (1883–1940) in [[Odense]], [[Denmark]], where he died during 1938.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/98679
|title= Linguist and ethnographer, Rev. Paul Olaf Bodding|publisher= University of Southern California|accessdate= February 1, 2018}}</ref>
|title= Linguist and ethnographer, Rev. Paul Olaf Bodding|publisher= University of Southern California|access-date= 1 February 2018}}</ref>


Cecil Henry Bompas published [https://archive.org/details/folkloreofsantal00bomp ''Folklore of the Santal Parganas''] (London: D. Nutt, 1909) compiled from stories collected by P. O. Bodding. In 2006, [[Olav Hodne]] issued a biography in his book ''Oppreisning''. A monument to Bodding stands in front of Gjøvik church in Oppland.
Cecil Henry Bompas published [https://archive.org/details/folkloreofsantal00bomp ''Folklore of the Santal Parganas''] (London: D. Nutt, 1909) compiled from stories collected by P. O. Bodding. In 2006, [[Olav Hodne]] issued a biography in his book ''Oppreisning''. A monument to Bodding stands in front of Gjøvik church in Oppland.


==Works==
==Works==
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==References==
==References==
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==Other sources==
==Other sources==
* {{BBKL|b/bodding_p_o|band=1|autor= Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz|spalte=643}}
* {{BBKL|b/bodding_p_o|band=1|autor= Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz|spalte=643}}
* [[Olav Hodne]] (2006) [https://www.tanum.no/_oppreisning-olav-hodne-9788253133317''Oppreisning, Misjonæren og vitenskapsmannen Paul Olav Bodding''] (Oslo:Luther forlag) {{ISBN|8253133316}}
* [[Olav Hodne]] (2006) [https://www.tanum.no/_oppreisning-olav-hodne-9788253133317''Oppreisning, Misjonæren og vitenskapsmannen Paul Olav Bodding''] (Oslo:Luther forlag) {{ISBN|8253133316}}

==External links==
==External links==
* {{Gutenberg|no=11938|name=Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas}}.
* {{Gutenberg|no=11938|name=Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas}}.
* [http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=b&word=BODDING.PAULOLAF The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod - Christian Cyclopedia<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www.lcms.org
* [http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=b&word=BODDING.PAULOLAF The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Christian Cyclopedia<!-- Bot-generated title -->] at www.lcms.org
*[http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/98677 Christine Bodding and Paul Olaf Bodding at Darjeeling, North India, ca. 1930]
*[http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/98677 Christine Bodding and Paul Olaf Bodding at Darjeeling, North India, ca. 1930]



Latest revision as of 02:00, 24 November 2024

Paul Olaf Bodding
Monument to Paul Olaf Bodding at Gjøvik Church

Paul Olaf Bodding (2 November 1865 – 25 September 1938) was a Norwegian missionary, linguist and folklorist.[1]

Biography

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Paul Olaf Bodding was born at Gjøvik in Oppland, Norway. He was the son of Edward Olsen Bodding (1825–1905) and Betzy Emilie Wennevold (1838–1889). Bodding was the son of a bookseller, and he first met the founder of The Indian Home Mission to the Santals (later developed to the NELC), Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, in his father's bookshop in Gjøvik. Skrefsrud was born just outside the neighbouring town Lillehammer, in Oppland. Bodding studied theology at the University of Kristiania (now University of Oslo) and graduated in 1889.[2]

In 1890, he arrived in Santalistan (Santal Parganas) as a missionary priest. When Skrefsrud died in 1909, Bodding took over as the leader of the Norwegian missionary organization Santaline Mission (Den norske Santalmisjon). He served in India for 44 years (1889–1933), and operated mainly from the town Dumka in the Santhal Parganas-district. In 1914 Bodding also completed the translation of the Bible into the Santali language.[3]

He is still well known among the santal living in the states of Jharkhand, Bihar and Assam as well as in Bangladesh and the Scandinavian countries[citation needed]. After returning from India in 1934, Bodding settled with his Danish-born wife Christine Larsen (1883–1940) in Odense, Denmark, where he died during 1938.[4]

Cecil Henry Bompas published Folklore of the Santal Parganas (London: D. Nutt, 1909) compiled from stories collected by P. O. Bodding. In 2006, Olav Hodne issued a biography in his book Oppreisning. A monument to Bodding stands in front of Gjøvik church in Oppland.

Works

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  • Materials for a Santali Grammar I, Dumka 1922
  • A Chapter of Santal Folklore, Oslo 1924
  • Santal Folk Tales (3 volumes), 1925–29
  • Studies in Santal Medicine and Connected Folklore (3 volumes), 1925–40
  • A Santal Dictionary (5 volumes), 1933–36
  • Santal Riddles and Witchcraft among the Santals, 1940

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Olaf Bodding". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ Torstein Jørgensen. "Paul Olaf Bodding". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Den norske Santalmisjon". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Linguist and ethnographer, Rev. Paul Olaf Bodding". University of Southern California. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

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