Project Gutenberg 2025-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 94 Sjöström, Juhani 1871 1909 Sjostrom, Juhani Sjöström, Otto Juhani Korpien povessa : $b Kertomuksia itäisestä Karjalasta $aHelsinki :$bOtava, $c1908. Tapio Riikonen "Korpien povessa: Kertomuksia itäisestä Karjalasta" by Juhani Sjöström is a collection of short stories or ethnographic sketches written in the late 19th century. The book delves into everyday life, traditions, beliefs, and the social fabric of eastern Karelia, painting a vivid picture of rural communities in that region. It likely presents both fictionalized and documentary elements, offering rich descriptions of the landscape, local customs, and the mindset of the people inhabiting these remote areas. The opening of the work is highly descriptive, focusing on the wintry wilderness of eastern Karelia and the isolation and beauty of the landscape. The narrative then moves into a detailed account of the arrival and reception of a visiting stranger in a rural Karelian homestead, portraying the hospitality, family structure, and routines of the household. Subsequent sections explore aspects of daily life such as folk beliefs, superstitions (taikuus), religious practices steeped in orthodoxy and ritual, and the community’s deep oral poetic tradition, with special attention given to how stories and runo-singing (poetry chanting) animate household evenings. There are early hints at broader topics to follow, such as feasts after fasting, courtship rituals, and the role of the daughter-in-law, indicating a comprehensive look at the region’s cultural life through intimate, observant storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231009074923sjstrm 1908 FI Reading ease score: 37.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Karelia (Russia) -- Social life and customs DK Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 143068 2025-06-30T05:22:04.484874 text/html 138278 2025-06-30T05:22:09.951821 application/epub+zip 138743 2025-06-30T05:22:07.257852 application/epub+zip 118186 2025-06-30T05:22:06.180833 application/epub+zip 276781 2025-06-30T05:22:11.881814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266399 2025-06-30T05:22:09.299848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125310 2025-06-30T05:22:04.226854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105582 2025-04-14T14:22:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15033 2025-06-30T05:22:12.000831 application/rdf+xml 16662 2025-06-30T05:22:06.665847 image/jpeg 4020 2025-06-30T05:22:06.421848 image/jpeg 140123 2025-06-30T05:22:04.497864 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia