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I am fascinated with Orthodox Karelia.
Olga M. Fishman has written on the Tikhvin
Karelian Orthodox Old Believers; I like the
more remote places in Orthodoxy; the
places you don\'t often think about, like
Petrozavodsk, in the Karelian Republic.
Athos and Jerusalem and Russia and Ukraine
and Serbia, Ochrid and Romania get more
attention. Although Valaam Monastery in
Karelia is rather well-known.
I like the Finno-Ugric peoples, and Karelia
is known as the land of the Kalevala and
the Uralic mythology is interesting. The
Orthodox culture of Karelia is Russian but
also Karelian. Their language Karelian,
which comes in several dialects, is closely
related to the Finnish language. The
name of the Karelian Republic in the
Karelian language is Karjalan Tazavalla or
something likethat.
I read a book in the 1990s on Karelia.
It is probably out of print now, but it was
at one time available from Light and Life
Greek Orthodox publishers in Minneapolis.
It was written by a Presbyterian minister
who is either Orthodox or interested in
Orthodoxy. I\'m not sure if he is still around,
but he has written other books I have heard
of. The book is \"KARELIA: The Songsingers\'
Land and The Land of Mary\'s Song: An
Introduction to and Meditation on
Karelian Orthodox Culture. copyright 1991
Rev. Alvin C. Currier, Rt. 1, Box 190 B,
Cplfax, MI 54730
Take care.
Scott Harrington
ERIE PA :grin:
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