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Autore: | Nordskog Michael |
Titolo: | The opposite of cold : the Northwoods Finnish sauna tradition / / Michael Nordskog ; photography by Aaron W. Hautala ; foreword by David Salmela ; introduction by Arnold R. Alanen |
Pubblicazione: | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina: | 977.6 |
Soggetto topico: | Finnish Americans - Minnesota - Social life and customs |
Finnish Americans - Superior, Lake, Region - Social life and customs | |
Sauna - Minnesota - History | |
Sauna - Superior, Lake, Region - History | |
Soggetto geografico: | Minnesota Social life and customs |
Superior, Lake, Region Social life and customs | |
Altri autori: | HautalaAaron W |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | The opposite of cold |
ISBN: | 0-8166-5683-5 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910821226003321 |
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