Kalevala Mythology, Revised Edition

It was the Kalevala that initiated the process leading to the foundation of Finnish identity during the nineteenth century and was, therefore, one of the crucial factors in the formation of Finland as a new nation in the twentieth century.

About the author

Juha Y. Pentikainen, translated by Ritva Maarit Poom

Product details

• Authors: Juha Pentikainen, Juha Y. Pentikainen
• Assisted by: Ritva Maarit Poom (Translation)
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1999
• EAN: 9780253213525
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21352-5
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 459 g
• Series: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore