{"product_id":"inari-smi-folklore-stories-from-aanaar-9780299319007","title":"Inari Smi Folklore: Stories from Aanaar","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rich multivoiced anthology of folktales  legends  joik songs  proverbs  riddles  and other verbal art  this is the most comprehensive collection of Smi oral tradition available in English to date. Collected by August V. Koskimies and Toivo I. Itkonen in the 1880s from nearly two dozen storytellers from the arctic Aanaar (Inari) region of northeast Finland  the material reveals a complex web of social relations that existed both inside and far beyond the community.  First published in 1918 only in the Aanaar Smi language and in Finnish  this anthology is now available in a centennial English-language edition for a global readership. Translator Tim Frandy has added biographies of the storytellers  maps and period photos  annotations  and a glossary. In headnotes that contextualize the stories  he explains such underlying themes as Aanaar conflicts with neighboring Smi and Finnish communities  the collapse of the wild reindeer populations less than a century before  and the pre-Christian past in Aanaar. He introduces us to the bawdy humor of Antti Kitti  the didacticism of Iisakki Mannermaa  and the feminist leanings of Juho Petteri Lusmaniemi  emphasizing that folktales and proverbs are rooted in the experiences of individuals who are links in a living tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651932151861,"sku":"ByrdShop_0299319008","price":81.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780299319007.jpg?v=1781845889","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/inari-smi-folklore-stories-from-aanaar-9780299319007","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}