The History of Lapland / Wherein Are Shewed the Original, Manners, Habits, Marriages, Conjurations, &c. of That People
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- THE HISTORY OF LAPLAND
- Imprimatur
- 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, temper and habit, of their minds and bodies.
- 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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