FHSU History M.A. student Starla Rajavouri discusses Finnish death customs with Hollie Marquess. Starla focuses on the sensorial aspects of preparing the body of the deceased, burial practices, rites and customs to prevent returning spirits, and the lament traditions.
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Selected Bibliography:
Koski, Kaarina. “Conceptual Analysis and Variation in Belief Tradition: A Case of Death-Related Beings.” Electronic Journal of Folklore 38 (2008): 45-66.
Lönnrot, Elias. Suomen kansan muinaisia loitsurunoja. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran, 1880; reprint, Project Gutenberg, 2015. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48751.
Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot (SKVR). Finnish Literature Society. Available online: http://skvr.fi.
Tolbert, Elizabeth. “Women Cry with Words: Symbolization of Affect in the Karelian Lament.” Yearbook for Traditional Music 22 (1990): 80-105. https://doi.org/10.2307/767933.
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