Cultural- and traditional-ecological perspectives in Saami religion
The period of Christmas peace, established by the Hälsinge law, was a firmly established custom in the Nordic countries going back to the official Christmas celebrations laid down by the Catholic church at Tours in 867. Christmas Eve was respected as a day of fasting and "no meat was eaten"...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d52e8e5e22a44943b409a164ada9fb1e 2023-05-15T18:08:14+02:00 Cultural- and traditional-ecological perspectives in Saami religion Phebe Fjellström 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67151 https://doaj.org/article/d52e8e5e22a44943b409a164ada9fb1e EN eng Donner Institute https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67151 https://doaj.org/toc/0582-3226 https://doaj.org/toc/2343-4937 doi:10.30674/scripta.67151 0582-3226 2343-4937 https://doaj.org/article/d52e8e5e22a44943b409a164ada9fb1e Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, Vol 12 (1987) Sami (European people) -- Religion Nature Christianity Ecology Scandinavia Finland Religion (General) BL1-50 article 1987 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67151 2022-12-31T12:00:59Z The period of Christmas peace, established by the Hälsinge law, was a firmly established custom in the Nordic countries going back to the official Christmas celebrations laid down by the Catholic church at Tours in 867. Christmas Eve was respected as a day of fasting and "no meat was eaten", beliefs about Christmas folk were common in western Scandinavia and Celtic areas, –the Catholic celebrations of the twelve days of Christmas—the period of Christmas peace—was linked with these beliefs and the sacrificial rite took place relatively close to the tent with a sacrificial dish shaped like a boat complete with sail and oars being hung up in a tree, probably a tall tree so that the Christmas folk could reach it on their wanderings through the air. This last that-clause does not seem to have any Catholic connections but rather pre-Christian ones. An analysis of these different phenomena can perhaps provide us with examples of parallel phenomena in Saami materials. Article in Journal/Newspaper saami sami sami Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis 12 34 45 |
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The period of Christmas peace, established by the Hälsinge law, was a firmly established custom in the Nordic countries going back to the official Christmas celebrations laid down by the Catholic church at Tours in 867. Christmas Eve was respected as a day of fasting and "no meat was eaten", beliefs about Christmas folk were common in western Scandinavia and Celtic areas, –the Catholic celebrations of the twelve days of Christmas—the period of Christmas peace—was linked with these beliefs and the sacrificial rite took place relatively close to the tent with a sacrificial dish shaped like a boat complete with sail and oars being hung up in a tree, probably a tall tree so that the Christmas folk could reach it on their wanderings through the air. This last that-clause does not seem to have any Catholic connections but rather pre-Christian ones. An analysis of these different phenomena can perhaps provide us with examples of parallel phenomena in Saami materials. |
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Cultural- and traditional-ecological perspectives in Saami religion |
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Cultural- and traditional-ecological perspectives in Saami religion |
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