The snake and zig-zag motifs in Finnish rock paintings and Saami drums
In articles about Finnish rock paintings particular attention has been paid to the significance of shamanism. The emphasis on shamanism leads in practice to the conclusion that a composition in which there is a man and a snake, or a snake like zig-zag figure, depicts a shaman and his helping animal....
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ftaboakademiojs:oai:ojs.ojs.abo.fi:article/530 2023-11-12T04:12:57+01:00 The snake and zig-zag motifs in Finnish rock paintings and Saami drums Autio, Eero 2014-03-03 application/pdf https://ojs.abo.fi/ojs/index.php/scripta/article/view/530 eng eng The Donner Institute https://ojs.abo.fi/ojs/index.php/scripta/article/view/530/1115 https://ojs.abo.fi/ojs/index.php/scripta/article/view/530 Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis; Vol 14 (1991): The Saami Shaman Drum; 52-79 2343-4937 0582-3226 Comparative Religion Religious Studies Cultural Studies Folkloristics Shamanism Shamans Finland Sami (European people) Scandinavia Finno-Ugrians Rock paintings Picture-writing Serpents Drum Fertility cults Ancestor worship info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2014 ftaboakademiojs 2023-10-27T13:20:05Z In articles about Finnish rock paintings particular attention has been paid to the significance of shamanism. The emphasis on shamanism leads in practice to the conclusion that a composition in which there is a man and a snake, or a snake like zig-zag figure, depicts a shaman and his helping animal. The explanation follows the traditional concept of arctic shamanism. However, the use of shamanism as the most significant basis for interpretation does not lead to plausible results in the study of pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (rock carvings). There are other possibilities besides shamanism for constructing an interpretation of the rock painting - ancient man did not resort only to the shaman but to magic and to the cults of fertility and ancestors. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic saami sami sami Åbo Akademi: Open Journal Systems Arctic |
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Comparative Religion Religious Studies Cultural Studies Folkloristics Shamanism Shamans Finland Sami (European people) Scandinavia Finno-Ugrians Rock paintings Picture-writing Serpents Drum Fertility cults Ancestor worship Autio, Eero The snake and zig-zag motifs in Finnish rock paintings and Saami drums |
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In articles about Finnish rock paintings particular attention has been paid to the significance of shamanism. The emphasis on shamanism leads in practice to the conclusion that a composition in which there is a man and a snake, or a snake like zig-zag figure, depicts a shaman and his helping animal. The explanation follows the traditional concept of arctic shamanism. However, the use of shamanism as the most significant basis for interpretation does not lead to plausible results in the study of pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (rock carvings). There are other possibilities besides shamanism for constructing an interpretation of the rock painting - ancient man did not resort only to the shaman but to magic and to the cults of fertility and ancestors. |
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The snake and zig-zag motifs in Finnish rock paintings and Saami drums |
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The snake and zig-zag motifs in Finnish rock paintings and Saami drums |
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The snake and zig-zag motifs in Finnish rock paintings and Saami drums |
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The snake and zig-zag motifs in Finnish rock paintings and Saami drums |
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Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis; Vol 14 (1991): The Saami Shaman Drum; 52-79 2343-4937 0582-3226 |
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