Finnish folk hymn singing : study in music anthropology

Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Terms and etymologies ; Hymn singing in the folk tradition ; Hymn singing in research literature and history ; The research strategy ; The material to be analysed ; Field research and documentation ; The main revival movements in Finland : the home of folk hymn singing ; Taxonomy of meeting situations ; The context of hymn singing and/or the spoken spiritual song of hymn in Beseecherism ; The general nature of the revival movement song books ; Textual analysis of song books ; The problem of tradition repertoire and employed repertoire in hymn singing ; The hymn singing repertoire at Beseecher prayer meetings ; Emic approach ; Etic approarch ; The functions of hymn singing ; Notes ; Appendix