Studies on Mythology and Uralic Shamanism

A collection of essays focusing on comparative mythology, which have appeared in various journals, most out of print, over the past 15 years. The essays provide a picture of the history and development of comparative research into Finno-Urgic mythology and of its state at the end of the 20th century. Common to these writings is a consistent semiotic approach which can be used in the description of mythological and belief systems. The book is distributed by ISBS. The author is a senior research fellow at the Institute of Ethnologyat the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and director of the European Folklore Institute. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)