Lapponia (book)

Lapponia is a book written by Johannes Schefferus (1621 - 1679) in Latin covering a very comprehensive history of Northern Scandinavia topology, environment and Sámi living condition, dwelling-places, clothing, gender roles, hunting, child raising, shamanism, and pagan religion.

[2] Adapted and abridged versions followed, where only the original chapters on shamanism and religion were preserved, the others being replaced by tales of magic, sorcery, drums and heathenism.

1150–1220) to distinguish Sámi peoples living near the ocean (coast-fenni) and in the woodland (lapp-fenni).

It was aimed to meet rumors, or as the councillor Magnus De La Gardie saw it, degrading propaganda, from particular German pamphlets claiming the Swedes had used "Sami magic" on European battlefields.

A smaller part of the geographical region described in the book is today named Lappland (or Laponia.)