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Uralic
Distinct Uralic-language literary and sacred traditions, including authored writing, oral texts, historical collections, and translations from Finnish, Estonian, Sámi, Hungarian, Mansi, Udmurt, and other fields.
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Texts
Ethnological Lectures — Matthias Alexander CastrénEthnological overview of the Samoyed peoples and five Samoyed fairy tales from the posthumous lectures of Finnish linguist M.A. Castrén (1857), translated from German into English for the first time.GlossaryA shelf-specific glossary starter for the Uralic shelf.Introduction to Uralic Sacred TraditionsA source-critical introduction to the sacred traditions of the Uralic peoples — from the Ob-Ugrian bear cults and Mari paganism to Sami noaidi drums and Hungarian táltos traditions.Reader's Guide to UralicA reader guide to the Uralic shelf in the Good Works Library.Shamanism in Siberia — M.A. CzaplickaAn excerpt from Aboriginal Siberia (1914) by M.A. Czaplicka, documenting shamanic practices, beliefs, and rituals among the indigenous peoples of Siberia including the Chukchee, Koryak, Yakut, Buryat, and other tribes.
Estonian40 pages
An Estonian-language literary doorway spanning regilaul and its collectors, epic construction and reception, historical translation witnesses, and authored prose fiction.
Finnish91 pages
A Finnish-language literary doorway spanning authored writing, oral and collected song, historical print, fiction, poetry, and edition-aware source texts.
Hungarian15 pages