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Storied and Supernatural Places
This collection of articles addresses the narrative construction of places, landscapes and their supernatural dimensions, the relationship between tradition communities and their …
Narrating, Doing, Experiencing
How do people tell of experiences, things and events that mean a lot to them and are unforgettable? Eight Nordic folklorists here examine personal experience stories and the way …
Passages Westward
The West has always been a resource for the Finns. Scholars, artists and other professionals have sought contacts from Europe throughout the centuries. The Finnish experience in …
Divine Rulers in a Secular State
In present-day Africa chiefs interact fluently with modern states, international organizations, and business corporations, and traditional chieftaincy is perceived essentially as a …
Versification
Ideology and argument
Teoksen tutkimukset viktoriaanisen Englannin, autonomian ajan loppupuolen Suomen ja Unkarin aatehistoriasta osoittavat yhtälailla eurooppalaisen ajattelun vivahteikkuuden kuin …
Creating Diversities
The effects of globalization and the momentous changes to the political map of Europe have led to a world in which multiculturalism and ethnic differences have become issues of …
Modernisation in Russia Since 1900
Modernisation has been a constant theme in Russian history at least since Peter the Great launched a series of initiatives aimed at closing the economic, technical and cultural gap …
Shattering Minds
Shattering Minds is the first broad study on representations of mental illness in modernist Finnish literature. Through four case studies, it shows how in modernist texts mental …
Fashion Meets Socialism
The Soviet Union was not renowned for its fashionable clothing. However, after the World War II the Soviet Government opened several parallel organizations of fashion design with …
Genre - Text - Interpretation
This book presents current discussions on the concept of genre. It introduces innovative, multidisciplinary approaches to contemporary and historical genres, their roles in …
Memories of My Town
The volume Memories of my Town is an exploration into how town dwellers experience their environment in a complicated way .As people in urban milieus relate themselves to the …