Rob Darvall Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 (edited) I'm finding some great insights into hunting generally, and bear hunts particularly, in this. It's also helping me understand the Kalevala. The Forestland’s Guests Mythical Landscapes, Personhood, and Gender in the Finno-Karelian Bear Ceremonialism Vesa Matteo Piludu It's a PHD paper on Academia (free) so things like the lit review are very dry, but the rest is quite readable. The focus is on the ritual interactions between village, hunters, bears, and the forest/forest spirits. EDIT https://www.academia.edu/67794203/The_Forestland_s_Guests_Mythical_Landscapes_Personhood_and_Gender_in_the_Finno_Karelian_Bear_Ceremonialism Edited June 23 by Rob Darvall 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhôrahil Posted June 23 Share Posted June 23 (edited) There were also other bear-hunting cults across Siberia, all the way to the Ainu and Matagi in Japan. It seems to have been something of a regional constant. Edited June 23 by Akhôrahil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Darvall Posted June 23 Author Share Posted June 23 2 hours ago, Akhôrahil said: There were also other bear-hunting cults across Siberia, all the way to the Ainu and Matagi in Japan. It seems to have been something of a regional constant. He mentions them as either contrast or support for his point, along with equivalent native american bear-hunting rituals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrkvil Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 On 6/23/2024 at 10:17 AM, Rob Darvall said: I'm finding some great insights into hunting generally, and bear hunts particularly, in this. It's also helping me understand the Kalevala. The Forestland’s Guests Mythical Landscapes, Personhood, and Gender in the Finno-Karelian Bear Ceremonialism Vesa Matteo Piludu It's a PHD paper on Academia (free) so things like the lit review are very dry, but the rest is quite readable. The focus is on the ritual interactions between village, hunters, bears, and the forest/forest spirits. EDIT https://www.academia.edu/67794203/The_Forestland_s_Guests_Mythical_Landscapes_Personhood_and_Gender_in_the_Finno_Karelian_Bear_Ceremonialism Very interesting. In a similar form, this phenomenon was also present in bronze-iron age Estonian culture, but oral history of the tradition has been partially eroded/lost due to historical reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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