Book

The Lapps in Finland up to 1945. Vol. 2

Werner Söderström OsakeyhtiöPorvoo, Helsinki • Published In 1948 • Pages:

By: Itkonen, Toivo Immanuel, Guemati, Olga, Perez-Roman, Elisabeth.

Abstract
This study consists of volume two of T. I. Itkonen's classic work on traditional Saami society in Finland. (The first volume of this monograph is also in this database). The two volumes together, translated into English from the original Finnish, provide a detailed study of Saami material culture from the early sixteenth to the mid-twentieth century. The present document presents an abundance of data on the food quest (particularly hunting and fowling), reindeer herding and pastoral activities, seasonal migrations, dogs, cattle breeding, trade, agriculture, mythology and religion, concepts of life and death, ideas about nature and man, reproduction, child care, marriage, etiquette, games and pastimes, diseases and curing practices, units of measurement, personal and place names, tales and legends, songs, riddles and proverbs, and weather lore. Social organization and social structure is very lightly covered in this work.
Subjects
Pastoral activities
Literary texts
Personal names
Sickness
Ideas about nature and people
Reproduction
culture
Saami
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Scandinavia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1994
Field Date
1913-1947
Coverage Date
variable
Coverage Place
Finland
Notes
Toivo Immanuel Itkonen
Translation of: Suomen lappalaiset vuoteen 1945, Ensimmäinen Osa.
The original Finnish text is not included in this database
Includes bibliographical references
Translated from the Finnish for the Human Relations Area Files by Olga Guemati and Elisabeth Perez-Roman
LCSH
Sami (European people)