Studies on mythology and Uralic shamanism /
A collection of essays focusing on comparative mythology, which have appeared in various journals, most out of print, over the past 15 years. The essays provide a picture of the history and development of comparative research into Finno-Urgic mythology and of its state at the end of the 20th century...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Budapest :
Akadémiai Kiadó,
2000
Budapest : Akadémiai Kiadó, c2000 Budapest : 2000 Budapest : c2000 Budapest : 2000 |
| Series: | Ethnologica uralica
4 Ethnologica uralica, 4 Ethnologica uralica ; 4 Ethnologica uralica 4 Ethnologica uralica 4 |
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| Summary: | A collection of essays focusing on comparative mythology, which have appeared in various journals, most out of print, over the past 15 years. The essays provide a picture of the history and development of comparative research into Finno-Urgic mythology and of its state at the end of the 20th century. Common to these writings is a consistent semiotic approach which can be used in the description of mythological and belief systems. The book is distributed by ISBS. The author is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Ethnologyat the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and director of the European Folklore Institute. Distributed by ISBS. c. Book News Inc |
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| Item Description: | Collection of texts mostly published previously This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | viii, 185 p. ; 25 cm viii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm viii, 185 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-170) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9630577410 |
| ISSN: | 0865-7408 ; |