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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| 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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| 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
HautalaAaron W
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| 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.: | 9910460005103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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