The opposite of cold : the Northwoods Finnish sauna tradition /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nordskog, Michael
Otros Autores: Hautala, Aaron W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Finnish Americans > Minnesota > Social life and customs.
Finnish Americans > Superior, Lake, Region > Social life and customs.
Sauna > Minnesota > History.
Sauna > Superior, Lake, Region > History.
Américains d'origine finlandaise > Minnesota > Mœurs et coutumes.
Sauna > Minnesota > Histoire.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Finnish Americans > Social life and customs
Manners and customs
Sauna
Minnesota > Social life and customs.
Superior, Lake, Region > Social life and customs.
Minnesota > Mœurs et coutumes.
Lake Superior Region
Minnesota
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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