Modern Perception
Ever since spiritualism came to Scandinavia around the beginning of the 20th century, the perception of the gjenganger has been gradually altered. Today it mostly compares with the modern perception of ghosts, most often being ethereal in form, and non-violent in nature. The word gjenganger is seemingly being used less and less, the contemporary word spøkelse (ghost) having mostly taken over.
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