Translated from Finnish to English by Dr. Irmeli Kuehnel The new translation of S. Ilmonen's book ships worldwide from Amazon.com. Embark on a captivating journey through the annals of history with "The History of Finnish Americans." This meticulously researched book, published in Finnish in 1919
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Communications Link Quality The design of an antenna system involves deciding how much antenna gain is needed and specifying amplifiers and receivers for a specific signal-to-noise ratio. For a given power density, the gain of the antenna determines the power into the receiver. Our job is to choose the antenna
Zeppelin Antenna German Patent Number: 225204 Year: 1909 Inventor: Hans Beggerow Original Document: German Patent Number 225204 Claim (translated from the original German): Airborne wiring diagram, marked by two dangling wires of unequal length, which in the vicinity of the airship form a Lecher system. Beverage Antenna US Patent Number:
by Richard Kuehnel The Problem with Multiplication Consider the sum of two numbers : 0.1234 + 0.5555 = 0.6789 We can do this in our heads because only one addition is needed per digit. Working our way from the the least significant digit to the most significant we get 4+
A Dual-Language Book Translated from Swedish to English by Dr. Irmeli Kuehnel The new translation of Ernst Beckman's The Swedes in America is at the Museum Store at Chicago's Swedish American Museum. It also ships worldwide from Amazon.com. Immigration is an enduring topic, just as
A Bird Sanctuary in the Heart of Historic Annapolis by Richard Kuehnel The Colonial Annapolis Historic District on Maryland's Severn River is home to an unusually wide variety of birds, especially along Fleet Street, where closely packed 18th and 19th century houses border a bicentennial roadway designed to
by Irmeli Kuehnel The Finnish medieval folk poem Bishop Henrik's Murder Ballad [Piispa Henrikin surmavirsi] relates the events surrounding an alleged crusade to the territory of Finland by the Bishop who was much later proclaimed the nation's patron saint by the Catholic Church. According to Church
by Irmeli Kuehnel The medieval European beast epic, popular in the twelfth century, represented an allegorical genre that used animal figures to satirise the courtly values and mores of the aristocratic courts in France and the Germanic realm. The concepts of courtly love and romantic love played a major role
by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek The Classification of Folklore An important step in scholarly analysis is a precise definition of terms. For folklore an appropriate classification system must be selected. According to Vladimir Propp the classification of folklore is not an easy task. He considers classification according to themes,
by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek Lexical Definition of Living Water Having defined our concepts, definitions, and terminology in What is a Folklore Motif it is now possible to define lexically the specific motif of living water. Living water, like water labeled by other attributes, is hardly completely stable in
by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek Universal or Polygenetic? The presence of the living water motif in Slavic folklore can be deduced from different sources. Speaking entirely speculatively, it may pertain to a broad human community, or even be universal. Myths containing living water motifs are common to many cultures
by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek Biblical Origins We examined the motif of living water in classical Greek and Latin tradition in Greek and Latin Origins of Living Water Another possible origin is Jewish biblical tradition. The Bible contains many references to the motif. "Living" water, i.e.
by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek Slavic Origins We examined the motif of living water in Jewish biblical tradition in Jewish Biblical Origins of Living Water and in classical Greek and Latin tradition in Greek and Latin Origins of Living Water Another possible explanation for the living water motif in
by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek Introduction to Structural Analysis We examined the motif of living water in Slavic tradition in Slavic Origins of Living Water Now that the common Slavic origin of the motif is confirmed, the collected Eastern Slavic folktales of Afanasev will be used as a data
by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek Structural Analysis We introduced the methodology of Levi-Strauss in Levi-Strauss and Structural Analysis For the purposes of this investigation the structural analysis of Afanasev's folktales was accomplished in three phases: the identification and documentation of all tales which refer to the magical
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by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek The Slavic Proto-Home We applied structural analysis to the motif of living water in Structural Analysis Let's look at environmental factors to discover the origin of the oppositions that have emerged. In order to examine the conditions in which the belief in
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by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek The Transition to Agriculture Having characterized the so-called Slavic proto-home in The Slavic Proto-Home let's look at the transition to agriculture. According to B.V. Andrianov the transition from food gathering to agriculture in eastern Europe was a lengthy process of trial
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by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek Ritual and the Living Water Motif Having examined environmental factors in Environmental Factors we conclude that the mythical beliefs in the magical powers of water, as evidenced in the motifs of dead and living water, probably emerged during the transition to primitive farming. If
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by Richard Kuehnel and Rado Lencek Our investigation has produced several significant conclusions. It has demonstrated that the living water motif may be common to Eastern, Western, and South Slavic tradition and therefore of common Slavic origin. Our structural analysis of the Eastern Slavic folktales collected by Afanasev has produced