The History of Lapland / Wherein Are Shewed the Original, Manners, Habits, Marriages, Conjurations, &c. of That People

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THE PREFACE.

CHAP. I. Of the Name of Lapland.

CHAP. II. Of the Situation of Lapland.

CHAP. III. Of the temperature of the Air, and soil of Lapland.

CHAP. IV. Of the Division of Lapland.

CHAP. V. Of the Laplanders in reference to the inclinations,

CHAP. VI. Of the Originall of the Laplanders.

CHAP. VII. Of the Religion of the Laplanders.

CHAP. VIII. Of the second, or Christian Religion of the Laplanders.

CHAP. IX. Of some remains of Paganism in Lapland at this time.

CHAP. X. Of the heathenish Gods of the Laplanders, and their manner of worship at this day.

CHAP. XI. Of the magicall Ceremonies of the Laplanders.

CHAP. XII. Of the Government of the Laplanders.

CHAP. XIII. Of the Judicatures and Tributes of the Laplanders.

CHAP. XIV. Of the Laplanders Fairs, and Customs in Trading.

CHAP. XV. Of the Language of the Laplanders.

CHAP. XVI. Of the Houses of the Laplanders.

CHAP. XVII. Of the Garments of the Laplanders.

CHAP. XVIII. Of the Diet of the Laplanders.

CHAP. XIX. Of the Hunting of the Laplanders.

CHAP. XX. Of the Laplanders Weapons, and other instruments of Hunting .

CHAP. XXI. Of the Laplanders Handycraft-trades .

CHAP. XXII. Of the Womens Emploiments.

CHAP. XXIII. Of the Emploiments common to both Sexes.

CHAP. XXIV. Of their Divertisements.

CHAP. XXV. Of their Contracts and Marriages.

CHAP. XXVI. Of their Child-bearing, and the Education of their Children.

CHAP. XXVII. Of their Diseases, Death and Burial.

CHAP. XXVIII. Of their Cattel.

CHAP. XXIX. Of the wild Beasts of the Laplanders.

CHAP. XXX. Of their Birds and Fish.

CHAP. XXXI. Of the Laplanders Trees and Plants .

CHAP. XXXII. Of their Mettals.

CHAP. XXXIII. Of their Stones, Jewels, and Pearls.

CHAP. XXXIV. Of their Rivers.

CHAP. XXXV. Of their Mountains.

THE CONTENTS.

FOOTNOTES

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THE
HISTORY
OF
LAPLAND

WHEREIN
Are shewed the Original, Manners, Habits, Marriages,
Conjurations, &c. of that People.

WRITTEN

By JOHN SCHEFFER, Professor of Law and Rhetoric
at
Upsal in Sweden.

At the THEATER in OXFORD.
M. DC. LXXIV.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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