Uno Harva
Uno Harva | |
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| Born | 30 August 1882 |
| Died | 13 August 1949 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Other names | Uno Holmberg |
| Alma mater | University of Helsinki |
| Occupation(s) | Theology, Sociology |
Uno Nils Oskar Harva (known as Uno Holmberg until 1927; 30 August 1882, Ypäjä – 13 August 1949, Turku) was a Finnish religious scholar, who founded the discipline in Finland together with Rafael Karsten. A major figure in North Eurasian ethnology and study of religion, Harva is best known for his body of work on Finno-Ugric and Altaic religions. He is considered to be one of the foremost 20th-century European interpreters of shamanism.