Folktales of Meandash, the Mythic Sami Reindeer
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عنوان ژورنال: Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1406-0957,1406-0949
DOI: 10.7592/fejf2000.13.meandash