Lögberg-Heimskringla - 01.08.1978, Blaðsíða 6

LOGBERG-HEIMSKRINGLA, HATEÐARBLAÐ AGtJST 1978
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SAGA HESTALÆKNINGA Á ÍSLANDI
Akureyri 1977
- Bókaforlag Odds Björnssonar
George J. Houser:
Heima er bezt.
February 1978
This is an impressive and
extraordinary book. The au-
thor, who is a Canadian, has
learned Icelandic so well
that he organized and wrote
the book in Icelandic, a rare
achievement for a foreigner.
But what is more remark-
able, he has collected every-
thing available in books and
manuscripts pertaining to
the ailments of horses and
their treatment as far back
in time as there are records.
He also sent a questionnaire
to a large number of people
across the length and
breadth of this country.
He has, moreover, compar-
ed the Icelandic traditions in
this field with foreign books,
and the amount of written
material on this subject is
enormous. This, in brief, is
the subtance of the book,
but the material has been
handled so well and in so
scholarly a manner that, on
the basis of this work, the
University of Iceland has
awarded the author the de-
gree of doctor of philosophy
— a scholarly work could
scarcely be accorded higher
distinction.
One might tend to assume
that the collection of such
extensive material and its
scholarly treatment would
constitute heavy going for
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these instances are irffre-
quent and of little import-
ance. Now that the book has
come into the hands of the
public, it will afford people
an opportunity to propose
additions or emendations
they may deem appropriate.
The format is excellent in
all respects and the book is
an embellishment to the col-
lection of works on Icelandic
folk culture, to which, in my
opinion, it has a cldser af-
finity than to works on
medicine.
the general reader. But such
is not the case. The writer
has succeeded in making the
subject understandable to
everyone and many parts of
the book are highly enter-
taining — at least to all who
have interest in horses or
Icelandic folk custom.
Even though a great deal
has been written about Ice-
landic folk culture in recent
years, the ailments of ani-
mals and their treatment
have usually been accorded
only fleeting attention, with
no distinction made between
superstitious a n d rational
therapy. This book fills the
gap which heretofore existed
in this branch.of knowledge.
No one can expect the au-
thor to have treated his ma-
terial so thoroughly that his
work could not be improved
on in some respects, but
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