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UNINA9910460005103321 |
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Autore |
Nordskog Michael |
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Titolo |
The opposite of cold [[electronic resource] ] : the Northwoods Finnish sauna tradition / / Michael Nordskog ; photography by Aaron W. Hautala ; foreword by David Salmela ; introduction by Arnold R. Alanen |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Finnish Americans - Minnesota - Social life and customs |
Finnish Americans - Superior, Lake, Region - Social life and customs |
Sauna - Minnesota - History |
Sauna - Superior, Lake, Region - History |
Electronic books. |
Minnesota Social life and customs |
Superior, Lake, Region Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Introduction: The Sign of the Finn; Sauna in the New World; Immigrant Saunas in the Lake Superior Region; Finland's Sauna Culture; The North American Lakeside Tradition; The Value of Heat; Keeping the Wood-Fired Sauna Tradition Alive; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As many in the north country can attest, one of life's great pleasures resides in the tradition of sauna-sitting in 180-plus-degree heat and throwing cool water on oven-hot stones to create a blast of steam (called löyly ), followed by a jump in the lake, standing naked in subzero temperatures (or even a roll in the snow), or just relaxing on the cooling porch. To the uninitiated, there is a strange, alluring mystique to the art of Finnish sauna. But to an ever-increasing number of people-from their small urban saunas to backwoods and lakeside retreats-the culture and practice of Finnish sauna |
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