Felix J. Oinas papers, 1949-2005

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Felix J. Oinas papers, 1949-2005

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Felix Oinas, a world renowned scholar in the areas of Slavic linguistics, Finno-Ugric language, literature, and folklore, was a professor of Uralic and Altaic Studies and Slavic Languages and Literatures at Indiana University from 1950 until his retirement in 1981. The collection consists of Oinas' correspondence, publications, and research on Balto-Finnic and Slavic folklore, the relation of Balto-Finnic folklore as compared to Baltic (Lithuanian and Latvian) folklore, the Estonian epic Kalevipoeg, mythology (including the study of spirits, ghosts, devils, and vampires), and the study of Slavic and Finnish etymologies.

11 cubic feet (11 boxes)

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Oinas, Felix J.

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Felix Oinas, a world renowned scholar in the areas of Slavic linguistics, Finno-Ugric language, literature, and folklore, was a professor of Uralic and Altaic Studies and Slavic Languages and Literatures at Indiana University from 1950 until his retirement in 1981. From the description of Felix J. Oinas papers, 1949-2005. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 677984698 Felix Oinas was born on March 6, 1911 in Tartu Estonia to Ernst and Marie Oinas. Marie was...