Golden King of the Forest - The Lore of the Northern Bear

by Juha Pentikäinen | Nonfiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 9519788972 Global Overview for this book
Registered by winglukutuoliwing of Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland on 9/12/2014
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Journal Entry 1 by winglukutuoliwing from Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland on Friday, September 12, 2014
From the back cover:

"This book presents the bear, the divine being who descends from heaven and begets the forefathers of the clan, as he appears in the myth and folk tradition of the Northern World of Finland and its neighboring lands.

This brand new book describes how, though a god, the bear was ritually hunted; his body was then reverently buried, while his skull was hung upon a sacred pine tree, symbolizing his ascent back to his heavenly home.


The ancient Finnish poems, set down in writing from the seventeenth century on, are examined and presented in Finnish as well as in English translation, and the profound significance of the bear within Finnish culture up to the present day is put before the reader."

Etnika, 2007.

EDIT:
Forest is 'metsä' in Finnish, so I can take part in the Kuukausivapautukset Challenge 2014 by Chania with this book.


Journal Entry 2 by winglukutuoliwing at Tampere, Bookcrossing Meetup -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, September 20, 2014

Released 9 yrs ago (9/20/2014 UTC) at Tampere, Bookcrossing Meetup -- Controlled Releases

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Kuukausivapautukset 2014 -haasteen kirja jatkoi matkaansa kahvila Nostalgian BC-tapaamisessa.


Journal Entry 3 by Kemppu at Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland on Saturday, September 20, 2014
I took the book at meet-up. I'm interested in myths and folklore in general, I've read some of Pentikäinen's writings before and I also have a book about the biology and mythology of bears in Finland, but this book is new to me. I'm going to check if there is something new interesting things to learn in it.

Journal Entry 4 by Kemppu at Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland on Thursday, May 28, 2015
I paged through the book reading stuff here and there. I'm already familiar with most of the stuff here, but there were new things for me too, like the other Finno-Ugrian bear myths (I've read and heard more about just the Finnish ones).
An interesting book, although not the easiest and lightest to read due to the layout.

The book is now available.

Released 8 yrs ago (7/15/2015 UTC) at Tampereen yliopisto / University of Tampere in Tampere, Pirkanmaa / Birkaland Finland

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At the book swap shelf in the main building.

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