Folklore vol. 47

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2011/01 ISSN 1406-0949

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Orthodoxy and Orthodox Sacral Buildings in Estonia from the 11th to the 19th Centuries	7
Jaanus Plaat
Name Signs for Hearing People	43
Liina Paales
From Conversation to Proverbs: Estonian ikka- and iks-constructions	77
Karl Pajusalu, Renate Pajusalu
The Ritual Year of the Icon of the Annunciation on the Island of Tinos, Greece	91
Evy Johanne Håland
The History of Lapland and the Case of the Sami Noaidi Drum Figures Reversed	113
Francis Joy
Formulae for Expelling Illnesses/Diseases in Udmurt Charms and Prayers	145
Tatiana Panina
Funeral and Magical Rituals among the Komi	155
Galina Misharina
About Female Deities in the Mythology of Finno-Ugric Peoples	173
Nina Yurchenkova
Discussion
Restructuring of the Ritual Year in the Post-Socialist Countries	181
Irina Sedakova
A Few Impressions and Reflections American Anthropological Association: 109th Annual Meeting. November 17–21, 2010. New Orleans	185
Art Leete, Elo-Hanna Seljamaa, Laur Vallikivi
Moscow Conferences on Balkan Studies	191
Irina Sedakova
News in brief
Review, Comments and Perspectives with regard to Renata Sõukand’s Doctoral Dissertation Herbal Landscape - Almo Farina [197] Thesis Defence: Anneli Baran. Possibilities for Studying Semantics in Phraseology - Outi Lauhakangas [198] President’s Folklore Awards and Archival Year of 2010 - Astrid Tuisk [200]	News
Book review
A Polyphonic Collection of Narratives - Katre Kikas [202]	Books
List of contributors
Our authors	207