Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol. I, by John Abercromby, [1898], at sacred-texts.com
CONTENTS
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Value of Additional Letters of the Alphabet | |
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Full Titles of Books consulted and referred to | |
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Illustrations | |
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CHAPTER I |
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GEOGRAPHICAL, POSITION AND CRANIOLOGY OF THE FINNS |
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Geographical Position of the Western Finns | |
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Geographical Position of the Eastern Finns | |
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The Čudes | |
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Physical Features of the Country | |
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Physical and Mental Characteristics of the Finns | |
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The Mordvins | |
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The Čeremis | |
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The Votiaks | |
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Permians and Zịrians | |
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Table I. | |
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Finnish Crania | |
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Tables II. and III. | |
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Crania from the Baltic Provinces | |
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Table IV. | |
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Table V. | |
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Table VI. | |
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CHAPTER II |
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The Neolithic Age in Finland | |
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Neolithic Man or the Shores of Lake Ladoga and Eastwards | |
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Table VII. | |
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The Station of Kolomtsị | |
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Finds in Olónets | |
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The Valley of the Oká | |
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The Valley of the Volga | |
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The Government of Viátka | |
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The Government of Perm | |
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Neolithic Period in the Baltic Provinces | |
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General Conclusions | |
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The Bronze Age in Finland | |
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The Bronze Age in Northern Russia | |
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Fatianovo Crania | |
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The Bronze Age in the Baltic Provinces | |
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The Transition from Bronze to Iron | |
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The Earlier Iron Age in Finland | |
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The Earlier Iron Age in the Baltic Provinces | |
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Table VIII. facing | |
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The Earlier Iron Age in Eastern Russia | |
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CHAPTER III |
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Historical Notices of Classical Authors, etc. | |
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CHAPTER IV |
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THE PREHISTORIC CIVILISATION OF THE FINNS |
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The Gods and Divinities | |
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Clan Gods | |
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Beliefs, Wizards | |
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Ancestral Worship | |
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The Family | |
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Classifactory System of Relationship | |
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Mutual Avoidance | |
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Personal Names | |
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The House, Domestic Occupations, etc. | |
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The Metals | |
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Domestic Animals | |
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Tree-Names | |
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Reasons for supposing that the Finns have been in Europe since the beginning of the Neolithic Period in North Central Russia | |
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Table IX., showing the Range of forty-nine Culture-Words | |
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CHAPTER V |
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The Third or Iranian Period | |
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The Volga, the old Trade Route | |
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The Fourth or Lithuanian Period | |
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The Fifth or Proto-Scandinavian Period | |
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Geographical Position of the West Finns at this time | |
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The Sixth or Early Slav Period | |
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The Seventh or Tatar Period | |
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Loan-Words of the Mordvins | |
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Loan Words of the Čeremis | |
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Loan-Words of the Votiaks | |
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CHAPTER VI |
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BELIEFS OF THE WEST FINNS AS EXHIBITED IN THE MAGIC SONGS |
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Spirits | |
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Ukko | |
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Ilmarinen | |
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Väinämöinen | |
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Tapio and the Divinities of the Forest | |
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Hiisi | |
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Lempo | |
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Water-Spirits—Ahti, Vellamo, etc. | |
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Earth-Spirits, Sämpsä Pellervoinen | |
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Luonto (Nature)—Luonnotar | |
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Maidens of the Air, of Springs, etc. | |
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Pohjola | |
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Lapland, Turja | |
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Personifications of Death—Kalma, Tuoni, Mana | |
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Sun, Moon, Great Bear | |
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Elves, Brownies | |
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Giants—Tursas, Turilas | |
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Rahkoi | |
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Perkele, Piru | |
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God, the Creator | |
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Jesus, Mary | |
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Saints | |
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Kaleva | |
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Wizards, Sorcerers, etc. | |
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Disease | |
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Inducements to depart | |
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Places whither Diseases are conjured | |
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Instruments | |
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Defensive Precautions | |
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Helpers | |
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Precedents | |
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Blessing and Cursing | |
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Offerings, Worship |
