Kalevala Mythology, Revised Edition by Juha Y Pentikainen
First interdisciplinary study of the Kalevala to appear in English.
"Pentik einen's exceptional interdisciplinary study will richly reward those interested in the dynamics of artistic creation and cultural construction, ethnic emergence and political nationalism, and shamanistic belief systems" - American Anthropologist " ... a splendid contribution to the literature on folk epics ... " - The Scandinavian-American Bulletin
Juha Y. Pentikainen, Professor of Comparative Religion at Helsinki University and Docent in Folkloristics and Comparative Religion at the University of Turku, has published numerous articles and more than ten books, including Cultural Minorities in Finland, and the Chicago Folklore Prize-winner Oral Repertoire and World View.Ritva Poom writes about Finnish and Estonian culture. Her translations of Finnish and Estonian literature and ethnography have appeared in Literary Review, Scandinavian Review, Drama Review, and Ethnologia Fennica. Her translation Fog Horses received an award from the Columbia University Translation Center.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780253213525 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253213525 |
| Title | Kalevala Mythology, Revised Edition |
| Author | Juha Y Pentikainen |
| Series | Folklore Studies In Translation |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Year published | 1999-09-22 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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