Finno-Ugric Mythology. In the Footsteps of the Kalevala
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Finno-Ugric Mythology. In the Footsteps of the Kalevala
14.99 €
The demiurge bird, pulling the earth from the bottom of the world ocean, and the celestial hunter chasing a giant moose (the constellation of the Big Dipper). White-eyed Chud, living in the forests like wild beasts, and the world-famous poetic epic "Kalevala", glorifying the exploits of ancient heroes. In the book by the famous historian-medievist V.Y. Petrukhin collected the most vivid myths and legends of the Finno-Ugric peoples.
Since ancient times, the Finno-Ugric peoples have inhabited the forested expanses of the north of Eastern Europe and Western Siberia. From Finland and Karelia in the West to the Trans-Urals in the East. At the beginning of our era independent mythological traditions of the Western Baltic-Finnish peoples - Finns and Karelians proper, Estonians, the Volga Finnic peoples - Mordva and Mari, the Perm peoples - Komi and Udmurts, as well as the Trans-Ural Ugric peoples - Khanty and Mansi, who created the richest mythology, began to form. For thousands of years Finno-Ugrians were connected with their neighbors - Iranians (in ancient times), Slavs and Turks, and these connections, reflected in the book, influenced their mythology. The colorful myths of the Sami (Loparians) - hunters, fishermen and reindeer herders of the north of Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula - transmitted in this edition are close to Finno-Ugric mythology.
Since ancient times, the Finno-Ugric peoples have inhabited the forested expanses of the north of Eastern Europe and Western Siberia. From Finland and Karelia in the West to the Trans-Urals in the East. At the beginning of our era independent mythological traditions of the Western Baltic-Finnish peoples - Finns and Karelians proper, Estonians, the Volga Finnic peoples - Mordva and Mari, the Perm peoples - Komi and Udmurts, as well as the Trans-Ural Ugric peoples - Khanty and Mansi, who created the richest mythology, began to form. For thousands of years Finno-Ugrians were connected with their neighbors - Iranians (in ancient times), Slavs and Turks, and these connections, reflected in the book, influenced their mythology. The colorful myths of the Sami (Loparians) - hunters, fishermen and reindeer herders of the north of Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula - transmitted in this edition are close to Finno-Ugric mythology.
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