Contemporary shamanisms in Norway -- The development of Sámi Shamanism in contemporary Norway -- The power of the Arctic nature -- Gender in Sámi Shamanism: the past as a premise for new gender constructions -- The festival Isogaisa: a centre for contemporary shamanic practitioners in Norway -- Shamanistic association: the rise of shamanism as an approved religious community -- Shamanism in secular arenas: the case of Esther Utsi, a Sámi spiritual entrepreneur in the Norwegian tourism industry
Summary
This text examines Sami shamanism in Norway as a uniquely distinctive local manifestation of a global new religious phenomenon. It takes the diversity and hybridity within shamanic practices seriously through case studies from a Norwegian setting and highlights the ethnic dimension of these currents, through a particular focus on Sami versions of shamanism
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 14, 2017)
