Einige Termini der lappischen Mythologie im sprachgeographischen Licht

Authors

• Olavi Korhonen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67152

Keywords:

Sami (European people) -- Religion, Mythology, Concepts, Categories, Linguistics, Language and religion

Abstract

The article contributes to the research on Sami mythology by presenting an analysis of a selected number of concepts frequently used in Sami mythology. In comparing different texts for possible variations in dialect, the author develops a methodology that is influenced by research conducted both within comparative linguistics and within comparative religion.