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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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Mehiläinen 1837

Mehiläinen 1837

Lönnrot, Elias

Paperback

Mythology & Folklore

ISBN10: 9377781876
ISBN13: 9789377781873
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Nov 10 2026
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: Finnish
A year of Finnish and Karelian voices unfolds through songs, folk poetry, riddles, proverbs and tales, arranged alongside observations of everyday life and practical knowledge. Rather than following a single protagonist, this wide-ranging anthology gathers the words, customs and concerns of communities shaped by household labour, farming, fishing, hunting and shared religious practice. Repetition, parallel phrasing and proverbial counsel preserve the distinctive movement of oral tradition. Across homes, markets, churches, forests, marshes and waterways, rural experience becomes both subject and source. Accounts of marriage customs and communal work sit beside reflections on poverty, disease and education, while animal allegories, supernatural tests and journey motifs carry moral questions into memorable narrative forms. Detailed descriptions of regional customs and landscapes, including those of White Sea Karelia, place local identity within a broader record of Finnish ethnography. Practical instruction and inquiry deepen the collection beyond folklore alone. Medical and natural-philosophical essays, linguistic studies and travel narratives share space with memorial verse, fables and folk songs, creating an unusual meeting of oral culture and Finnish-language scholarship. Its monthly groupings allow poetry and prose, inherited wisdom and close observation to illuminate one another, preserving how people worked, spoke, believed and understood their surroundings. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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