The history of Lapland wherein are shewed the original, manners, habits, marriages, conjurations, &c. of that people / written by John Scheffer ...

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The history of Lapland wherein are shewed the original, manners, habits, marriages, conjurations, &c. of that people / written by John Scheffer ...

Author

Scheffer, Johannes, 1621-1679.

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[Oxford] :: At the Theater in Oxford :

M.DC.LXXIV. [1674]

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Subject terms

Sami (European people) -- Finland.

Lapin lääni (Finland)

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Contents

• engraved title page
• title page
• license
• THE PREFACE.
• map
• THE HISTORY OF LAPLAND
  • CHAP. I. Of the Name of Lapland.
  • CHAP. II. Of the Situation of Lapland.
  • CHAP. III. Of the temperature of the Air, and soil of Lapland.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Division of Lapland.
  • CHAP. V. Of the Laplanders in reference to the inclinations, temper and habit, of their minds and bodies.
  • CHAP. VI. Of the Originall of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. VII. Of the Religion of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of the second, or Christian Religion of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. IX. Of some remains of Paganism in Lapland at this time.
  • CHAP. X. Of the heathenish Gods of the Laplanders, and their manner of worship at this day.
  • CHAP. XI. Of the magicall Ceremonies of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. XII. Of the Government of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the Judicatures and Tributes of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of the Laplanders Fairs, and Customs in Trading.
  • CHAP. XV. Of the Language of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. XVI. Of the Houses of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of the Garments of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. XVIII. Of the Diet of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. XIX. Of the Hunting of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. XX. Of the Laplanders Weapons, and other instruments of Hunting.
  • CHAP. XXI. Of the Laplanders Handycraft-trades.
  • CHAP. XXII. Of the Womens Emploiments.
  • CHAP. XXIII. Of the Emploiments common to both Sexes.
  • CHAP. XXIV. Of their Divertisements.
  • CHAP. XXV. Of their Contracts and Marriages.
  • CHAP. XXVI. Of their Child-bearing, and the Education of their Children.
  • CHAP. XXVII. Of their Diseases, Death and Burial.
  • CHAP. XXVIII. Of their Cattel.
  • CHAP. XXIX. Of the wild Beasts of the Laplanders.
  • CHAP. XXX. Of their Birds and Fish.
  • CHAP. XXXI. Of the Laplanders Trees and Plants.
  • CHAP. XXXII. Of their Mettals.
  • CHAP XXXIII. Of their Stones, Jewels, and Pearls.
  • CHAP. XXXIV. Of their Rivers.
  • CHAP. XXXV. Of their Mountains.
• THE CONTENTS.