Setomaa

Proper noun

Setomaa

1. A region in southeastern Estonia.
   • When comparing Setomaa and Lutheran south-eastern Estonia, no principal differences in the occurrence of village cemeteries and holy sites in natural places is observed.2004, Jörn Staecker, The European Frontier: Clashes and Compromises in the Middle Ages; International Symposium of the Culture Clash Or Compromise (CCC) Project and the Department of Archaeology...
   • Especially short is the temporal gap between the present and the traditional pre-literate society in Setomaa district in the south-easternmost corner of Estonia (figure). Historically, Setomaa does not belong to the realm of Western culture and it has never been a part of Livonia.2006, Anders Andrén, Old Norse Religion in Long-term Perspectives: Origins, Changes, and Interactions: an International Conference in Lund, Sweden, June 3-7, 2004, Nordic Academic Press, →ISBN, page...