Sami Shamanism: Religions Variation in a Changing Ecosystem
Shamanism, as defined in this paper, existed among the Sami only into the 19th century. Besides its relatively early dissolution it displays certain unique features, as well as basic ideological similarities, that distinguish it from circumpolar shamanism in general. These variations are studied her...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Canadian Anthropology Society / Société Canadienne d’Anthropologie (CASCA), formerly/anciennement Canadian Ethnology Society / Société Canadienne d’Ethnologie
1987
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1078777ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1078777ar |
| Summary: | Shamanism, as defined in this paper, existed among the Sami only into the 19th century. Besides its relatively early dissolution it displays certain unique features, as well as basic ideological similarities, that distinguish it from circumpolar shamanism in general. These variations are studied here as indicators of religious change in two periods of Sami history: the period of the impact of the Black Death and the period of the transition to reindeer pastoralism. Le chamanisme, tel que défini dans cet article, n’a existé parmi les Sami que jusqu’au XIXe siècle. En plus de cette dissolution relativement précoce, il exhibe certaines caractéristiques uniques, aussi bien que des similarités idéologiques fondamentales, qui le distingue du chamanisme circumpolaire en général. Ces variations sont perçues ici comme des indicateurs de changements religieux dans deux moments de l’histoire Sami : la période de l’impact de la Mort Noire et la période de la transition au pastoralisme du renne. |
|---|