Indigenous Religion(s) in Sapmi
Reclaiming Sacred Grounds
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2021
Book
Hardback
204 pages
978-1-032-01427-2 (ISBN)
Description
Indigenous religion(s) are afterlives of a particular sort, shaped by globalising discourses on what counts as an indigenous religion on the one hand and the continued presence of local traditions on the other. Focusing on the Norwegian side of Sapmi since the 1970s, this book explores the reclaiming of ancestral pasts and notions of a specifically Sami religion. It connects religion, identity and nation-building, and takes seriously the indigenous turn as well as geographical and generational distinctions. Focal themes include protective activism and case studies from the art and culture domain, both of which are considered vital to the making of indigenous afterlives in indigenous formats. This volume will be of great interest to scholars of Global Indigenous studies, Sami cultural studies and politics, Ethnicity and emergence of new identities, Anthropology, Studies in religion, and folklore studies.
Reviews / Votes
"Indigenous Religion(s) in Sapmi is a book that situates itself in an ever-evolving debate concerning what it means to be "indigenous" and to practice "indigenous religion" in contemporary society. Moreover, in an increasingly globalized society, Kraft's method of scales highlights the need to explore articulations of "indigeneity" that are both local and global, and the ways in which indigenous populations relate to one another today."Jing-Yi Magraw, Utrecht University, Netherlands.
"Indigenous Religion(s) in Sapmi is a well-written, nuanced, and thoroughly researched study that will be important not only for students of contemporary Sami culture and religion, but also for those interested in the international indigenous movement and in new religious movements more generally."
Olle Sundstroem, Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, vol. 17 (August 2023), pp. 1-3, https://doi.org/10.1558/jsrnc.25173, Umea University, Sweden.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
15 s/w Abbildungen, 15 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
15 Halftones, black and white; 15 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-01427-2 (9781032014272)
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Person
Siv Ellen Kraft is a Professor in the Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies, and Theology at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Content
Introduction; 1 Afterlives in the making: Sami religion-indigenous formats; 2 Let the river live-water is life: indigenous activism from Alta to Standing Rock; 3 Sacred mountains-spiritual activism; 4 Mari Boine-vocal resistance, sonic sovereignty; 5 Drum-time revisited: the heritagization of shamanism; Conclusion: Changing topographies of indigenous religion(s)