Chapter Vi. The Prehistoric Civilisati : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. 146 CHAPTER IV THE PREHISTORIC CIVILISATION OF THE FINNS Having reviewed some of the craniological, archological, and historical facts that bear more or less directly on the Finns, we have now to turn to comparative...
Untitled : * This is the first volume of John Abercromby's extensive study of Finnish magic songs and their background. First he details the history, ethnography and linguistics of the Finns, indeed, constructs a century-long history of the entire Finno-ugric group from the evolution of vocabulary. Finally...
Title Page : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], THE PRE- AND PROTO-HISTORIC FINNS BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN WITH THE MAGIC SONGS OF THE WEST FINNS By The Honourable JOHN ABERCROMBY COR. MEMBER OF THE FINNO-UGRIAN SOCIETY IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. I. Published By David Nutt...
Preface : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. v PREFACE In this country the term Finn is generally restricted to the natives of Finland, with perhaps those of Esthonia thrown in. But besides these Western Finns there are other small nationalities in Central and Northern...
Chapter V. The Third Or Iranian Period : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. 228 CHAPTER V THE THIRD OR IRANIAN PERIOD. The third or Iranian period is of special interest. Now, for the first time, the Finns and Ugrians, emerging from their sombre, impenetrable forests and trackless swamps, came...
Chapter I. Geographical Position And Craniology : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. 1 PRE- AND PROTO-HISTORIC FINNS CHAPTER I GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND CRANIOLOGY OF THE FINNS As the main object of this work is an examination of the magic songs of the Finns, it may seem at first sight that most of the first...
Illustrations : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. xxiii ILLUSTRATIONS FIG. 1. Silhouette of a Seal from Ladoga. nostrantsev, Table XI. No. 1. 2. Muzzle of a Dog or Bear from Ladoga. nostrantsev, p. 210. 3. A Carved Piece of Bone from Ladoga. nostrantsev, Table XI. No. 2. 4...
Advertisements : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. 365 The following contemporary advertisements are included for completeness--JBH. THE GRIMM LIBRARY A Series of Folk-Lore Monographs under the general editorship of Mr. ALFRED NUTT. In crown 8vo volumes, elegantly printed...
Chapter Iii. Historical Notices Of Classical : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. 126 CHAPTER III HISTORICAL NOTICES OF CLASSICAL AUTHORS As the sections on the earlier Iron Age in Russia have brought us down to historic times in the south of Europe, it is well, before proceeding to sketch the prehistoric...
Chapter Vi. Beliefs Of The West Finns : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. 271 CHAPTER VI BELIEFS OF THE WEST FINNS AS EXHIBITED IN THE MAGIC SONGS SPIRITS. In the previous chapters enough has been said to allow us to gain some idea of the civilisation of the Finns as a whole at various stages...
The Value Of Additional Letters Of The Alphabet : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. xiii THE VALUE OF ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET "c" in East Finnish = "ts". " = Eng. "ch" in choose. "l" = "tl". "j" = Eng. "j" in joke. ", " = Eng. "ng" in bring. " = Eng. "sh" in shall. " = French "j" in "jour". "...
Full Titles Of Books Consulted And Referred To : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. xiv FULL TITLES OF BOOKS CONSULTED AND REFERRED TO Abou-el-Cassim, Voyage d', par M. C. D'Ohsson. Paris, 1828. Ahlqvist, A. (1) Unter Vogulen u. Ostjaken. Helsingfors, 1883. (2) Muistelmia matkoilta Venjll vuosina 1854-58...
Chapter Ii. The Neolithic Age In Finland : * "Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I", by John Abercromby, [1898], p. 53 CHAPTER II THE NEOLITHIC AGE IN FINLAND By a brief study of the archology of Finland and the north centre of Russia, we may form an idea when man first came into these northern climes, and make more or less well-founded...