The Religion of the Samek |
Contents
Seidiworship and other kinds of nature worship | 11 |
The worship of personal gods | 24 |
Shamanism The noidi and his activity | 55 |
The system of sacrifice | 91 |
The bearfeast | 113 |
Conclusion | 123 |
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Religion of the Samek: Ancient Beliefs of the Scandinavian and Finnish Lapps Karsten Limited preview - 1955 |
Common terms and phrases
according alder ancient animals animistic appears Arctic arrow bear bear-feast believed blood body brass ring CARL JOHANSSON ceremony child childbirth conjuring connection cult culture custom dead demon divinity drum drum-skin especially evil spirits FELLMAN figures Finnish Lapps Finno-Ugrian fishing FORBUS give goddess of childbirth gods HARVA heathen HÖGSTRÖM Horagalles hunting ideas idol important Indians inhabit instance ITKONEN Jabmeaimo joiking Juksakka kind Kola peninsula kota lakes Lapland Lappish later living magic drum magical power mentioned missionaries moon mysterious mythology Närö manuscript natural noaide noidi Norwegian and Swedish Norwegian lappmark Norwegian Lapps object offerings origin Ostyaks particularly passevare Piteå primitive Radien regard reindeer religion religious REUTERSKIÖLD RHEEN rites Russian Lapps sacred mountains sacrifices saivo Samek Samic Samic drum Samoyeds Sarakka Scandinavian Lapps seidi seidr shaman smeared sorcerer soul stone supernatural Swedish tabu things Thor thunder Tiermes tutelary spirits Utsjoki Varalden Olmai wild reindeer wind-god woman women word worship