Samuel Rheen (ca 1615–1680) was a Swedish priest, known for the work ''En kortt Relation om Lapparnes Lefwarne och Sedher, wijdskiepellsser, sampt i många Stycken Grofwe wildfarellsser'' 'A brief treatise of the life and culture of the Sami, and their superstitions''(1671), being one of the earliest descriptions of

Sami mythology Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise n ...

and Sami

noaidi A noaidi ( sme, noaidi, smj, noajdde, sma, nåejttie, sms, nōjjd, sjt, niojte, sjd, noojd/nuojd, italic=yes, sje, nåjjde) is a shaman of the Sami people in the Nordic countries, playing a role in Sámi religious practices. Most ''noaidi' ...

. He grew up in Böle in Piteå and worked as a minister in

Jokkmokk Jokkmokk (; smj, Jåhkåmåhkke or ; se, Dálvvadis; fi, Jokimukka) is a locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden, with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010. The Lule Sami name of the place (compose ...

1664/6-1671 and then in Råneå in Luleå until 1680. His treatise was commissioned by the government as a part of a larger work describing the life and faith of the Sami. Together with other, similar "clergy correspondences", it served as a source for

Johannes Schefferus Johannes Schefferus (February 2, 1621 – March 26, 1679) was one of the most important Swedish humanists of his time. He was also known as Angelus and is remembered for writing hymns.See the link below "German Classics" Schefferus was born in ...

and his book '' Lapponia'' in 1673. His treatise contained a drawing of a sami drum, with explanations of the symbols on the membrane. Rheen was also one of the sources to professor

K.B. Wiklund Karl Bernhard Wiklund (15 March 1868 – 1934) was a professor in Finno-Ugric languages at Uppsala Universitet 1905–1933. His research were mainly in Sami languages, and he published several studies in Lule Sami language. He also made several stu ...

's assumption that Swedish reindeer herding Sami had used Norwegian islands during summer.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rheen People from Piteå People in Sámi history 17th-century Swedish writers 17th-century male writers 1615 births 1680 deaths