Rennomadismens dilemma : det rennomadiska samhällets förändring i Tuorpon och Sirkas 1760-1860
The areas of study for this dissertation are the Turopon and Sirkas lappbyar (communities) in the parish of Jokkmokk during the period 1760—1860. The starting point for discussion is a decrease in population through migration to Norway, from 667 inhabitants in 1781, to 353 in 1868. The primary cause...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-100709 2023-10-09T21:53:00+02:00 Rennomadismens dilemma : det rennomadiska samhällets förändring i Tuorpon och Sirkas 1760-1860 The dilemma of Nomadic reindeer pastoralism : the changing reindeer pastoralist society of Tuorpon and Sirkas 1760-1860 Kvist, Roger 1989 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-100709 swe swe Umeå universitet, Historiska studier Umeå : Umeå universitet Forskningsrapporter från Historiska institutionen vid Umeå universitet, 0280-5529 5 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-100709 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Reindeer pastoralism Saami Lapps 18th—19th century Sweden Lule lappmark ethnohistory history anthropology Ethnology Etnologi Historia Animal and Dairy Science Husdjursvetenskap Social and Economic Geography Social och ekonomisk geografi Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis text 1989 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T13:48:12Z The areas of study for this dissertation are the Turopon and Sirkas lappbyar (communities) in the parish of Jokkmokk during the period 1760—1860. The starting point for discussion is a decrease in population through migration to Norway, from 667 inhabitants in 1781, to 353 in 1868. The primary cause was the ecological instability of reindeer herding with recurring crises caused by poor grazing, adverse snow conditions, epizootics, and predators. The stability in reindeer herding is finally determined by the numbers of grazing animals and the carrying capacities of the pastures. A disturbance in the balance between people and animals could occur if competition from the settlers limited available pastures, or the government through taxes appropriated so much of the surplus that the subsistence level was markedly increased. A closer examination reveals, however, that no outside influences can be indicated as being responsible for the population decline. Attention must thus be directed toward the inner social processes of this pastoralist society. While the reindeer herding population diminished, the total number of reindeer remained on a relatively constant level. The resulting process of accumulation consolidated the reindeer into the hands of fewer owners. While these conclusions indicate an economically differentiated society, the marriage pattern shows that the social distance between the economic groupings was very small. By promoting economic differentiation, trade had an important potential as agent of social stratification. This potential was, however, not fully realized. The equalizing factors were stronger than the differentiating forces. Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Umeå universitet, 1989, härtill 5 uppsatser digitalisering@umu Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Jokkmokk saami Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Jokkmokk ENVELOPE(20.150,20.150,66.500,66.500) Lule Lappmark ENVELOPE(20.000,20.000,67.000,67.000) Norway |
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Reindeer pastoralism Saami Lapps 18th—19th century Sweden Lule lappmark ethnohistory history anthropology Ethnology Etnologi Historia Animal and Dairy Science Husdjursvetenskap Social and Economic Geography Social och ekonomisk geografi Kvist, Roger Rennomadismens dilemma : det rennomadiska samhällets förändring i Tuorpon och Sirkas 1760-1860 |
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The areas of study for this dissertation are the Turopon and Sirkas lappbyar (communities) in the parish of Jokkmokk during the period 1760—1860. The starting point for discussion is a decrease in population through migration to Norway, from 667 inhabitants in 1781, to 353 in 1868. The primary cause was the ecological instability of reindeer herding with recurring crises caused by poor grazing, adverse snow conditions, epizootics, and predators. The stability in reindeer herding is finally determined by the numbers of grazing animals and the carrying capacities of the pastures. A disturbance in the balance between people and animals could occur if competition from the settlers limited available pastures, or the government through taxes appropriated so much of the surplus that the subsistence level was markedly increased. A closer examination reveals, however, that no outside influences can be indicated as being responsible for the population decline. Attention must thus be directed toward the inner social processes of this pastoralist society. While the reindeer herding population diminished, the total number of reindeer remained on a relatively constant level. The resulting process of accumulation consolidated the reindeer into the hands of fewer owners. While these conclusions indicate an economically differentiated society, the marriage pattern shows that the social distance between the economic groupings was very small. By promoting economic differentiation, trade had an important potential as agent of social stratification. This potential was, however, not fully realized. The equalizing factors were stronger than the differentiating forces. Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Umeå universitet, 1989, härtill 5 uppsatser digitalisering@umu |
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Rennomadismens dilemma : det rennomadiska samhällets förändring i Tuorpon och Sirkas 1760-1860 |
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Rennomadismens dilemma : det rennomadiska samhällets förändring i Tuorpon och Sirkas 1760-1860 |
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Rennomadismens dilemma : det rennomadiska samhällets förändring i Tuorpon och Sirkas 1760-1860 |
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Rennomadismens dilemma : det rennomadiska samhällets förändring i Tuorpon och Sirkas 1760-1860 |
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Rennomadismens dilemma : det rennomadiska samhällets förändring i Tuorpon och Sirkas 1760-1860 |
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rennomadismens dilemma : det rennomadiska samhällets förändring i tuorpon och sirkas 1760-1860 |
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Umeå universitet, Historiska studier |
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1989 |
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ENVELOPE(20.150,20.150,66.500,66.500) ENVELOPE(20.000,20.000,67.000,67.000) |
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Jokkmokk Lule Lappmark Norway |
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Jokkmokk Lule Lappmark Norway |
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Jokkmokk saami |
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Jokkmokk saami |
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