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The roots of the Laestadian movement have been sought by theological scholars principally in Lars Levi Laestadius' own experiences and in those religious movements that influenced and continue to influence people in the area of his ministry. Among such movements mention may be made of Readers,...
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ftaboakademiojs:oai:ojs.ojs.abo.fi:article/575 2024-09-15T18:16:23+00:00 Courvvot Outakoski, Nilla 2014-03-04 application/pdf https://ojs.abo.fi/ojs/index.php/scripta/article/view/575 eng eng The Donner Institute https://ojs.abo.fi/ojs/index.php/scripta/article/view/575/1152 https://ojs.abo.fi/ojs/index.php/scripta/article/view/575 Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis; Vol 12 (1987): Saami Religion; 208-210 2343-4937 0582-3226 Comparative Religion Religious Studies Cultural Studies Folkloristics Sami (European people) -- Religion Sami (European people) -- Church history Sami (European people) -- Missions Laestadianism Laestadius L L. (Lars Levi) 1800-1861 Christianity Sweden info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2014 ftaboakademiojs 2024-08-30T03:03:41Z The roots of the Laestadian movement have been sought by theological scholars principally in Lars Levi Laestadius' own experiences and in those religious movements that influenced and continue to influence people in the area of his ministry. Among such movements mention may be made of Readers, the Wiklund movement and Herrnhutism. The Saami aspect has almost entirely been neglected. Nevertheless, it would be natural to include this aspect in studying Laestadianism when examining the phenomena occurring within a certain people's region. The roots of the Laestadian movement is found in an earlier local movement, a religious movement that had flourished in the Kautokeino region quite a long time before, in about 1765, called the ÄŒuorvvot, the shouting callers. Even after the movement had passed its peak, its influence among the people was considerable and both the ÄŒuorvvot themselves and those who had turned to a better life through their influence continued to make an impact on religious life about the turn of the century. In looking for the roots of Laestadianism it is not possible to ignore the ÄŒuorvvot and the groundwork it did when studying the reasons for the rapid spread of the Laestadian sermon and the Laestadian movement. The ÄŒuorvvot, the shouting callers, the most Christian of the Saamis obviously smoothed the way for Laestadianism and made it possible for its wildfire spread. The most striking similarity was the absolute, public sermon of the law and repentance, criticism. It was present in Laestadius' sermons even before his conversion. Article in Journal/Newspaper Kautokeino saami sami sami Åbo Akademi: Open Journal Systems |
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The roots of the Laestadian movement have been sought by theological scholars principally in Lars Levi Laestadius' own experiences and in those religious movements that influenced and continue to influence people in the area of his ministry. Among such movements mention may be made of Readers, the Wiklund movement and Herrnhutism. The Saami aspect has almost entirely been neglected. Nevertheless, it would be natural to include this aspect in studying Laestadianism when examining the phenomena occurring within a certain people's region. The roots of the Laestadian movement is found in an earlier local movement, a religious movement that had flourished in the Kautokeino region quite a long time before, in about 1765, called the ÄŒuorvvot, the shouting callers. Even after the movement had passed its peak, its influence among the people was considerable and both the ÄŒuorvvot themselves and those who had turned to a better life through their influence continued to make an impact on religious life about the turn of the century. In looking for the roots of Laestadianism it is not possible to ignore the ÄŒuorvvot and the groundwork it did when studying the reasons for the rapid spread of the Laestadian sermon and the Laestadian movement. The ÄŒuorvvot, the shouting callers, the most Christian of the Saamis obviously smoothed the way for Laestadianism and made it possible for its wildfire spread. The most striking similarity was the absolute, public sermon of the law and repentance, criticism. It was present in Laestadius' sermons even before his conversion. |
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