Samerna och statsmakten : Vardagligt motstånd och kulturell hybriditet i Torne lappmark under perioden 1639-1732
This thesis examines the everyday resistance, and its interaction with cultural hybridity, of the Saami population in the administrative unit of Torne lappmark during the period 1639–1732. To do this, the thesis uses theoretical concept of everday resistance as it has been described by JamesC. Sco...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-104437 2024-09-30T14:42:03+00:00 Samerna och statsmakten : Vardagligt motstÃ¥nd och kulturell hybriditet i Torne lappmark under perioden 1639-1732 Axelsson, Einar 2015 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-104437 swe swe UmeÃ¥ universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-104437 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess sami history everyday resistance cultural hybridity 17th century 18th century History Historia Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2015 ftumeauniv 2024-09-03T04:31:37Z This thesis examines the everyday resistance, and its interaction with cultural hybridity, of the Saami population in the administrative unit of Torne lappmark during the period 1639–1732. To do this, the thesis uses theoretical concept of everday resistance as it has been described by JamesC. Scott and the theories of cultural hybridity as they have been described by Peter Burke. Primary source material used in this thesis consists of the court records from Torne lappmark, specifically from the courts at Jukkasjärvi and Enontekis.The results of this thesis present a picture of the everyday resistance in early modern Torne lappmark. The states control was most prominent at the annual markets and court proceedings. The everyday resistance of the Saamis became more subtle when the supervision by the Swedish state became more significant, for example by cutting off pieces from the reindeer hides that they sold or taxed with. Further away from the courts the Saamis could use more drastic options, for example fleeing to Norway. The Swedish state did not want to implement hard punishments on the Saamis because the mining operations in the lappmarks were dependent on Saamis and reindeers to carry ore, wood and food in order to keep the mines operational. This is used by the Saamis as an argument against material domination. The insults and rumours concerning state officials that can be found in the source material often concern abuse of power. The lack of control outside the yearly court proceedings also led to harassments of state and church officials.The Swedish state had political reasons to present the Saamis as chris- tian subjects while trying to exterminate the Saami religion. The Saamis therefore learned a sufficient amount of christianity to make interaction with the state easier and to use as a tool in court proceedings to avoid punishment. This normalised and legitimised the states use of power. The fact that Saamis carried christian ideas and could reproduce them when they needed also led to a cultural ... Bachelor Thesis saami sami sami Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Norway Torne Lappmark ENVELOPE(21.000,21.000,68.000,68.000) |
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This thesis examines the everyday resistance, and its interaction with cultural hybridity, of the Saami population in the administrative unit of Torne lappmark during the period 1639–1732. To do this, the thesis uses theoretical concept of everday resistance as it has been described by JamesC. Scott and the theories of cultural hybridity as they have been described by Peter Burke. Primary source material used in this thesis consists of the court records from Torne lappmark, specifically from the courts at Jukkasjärvi and Enontekis.The results of this thesis present a picture of the everyday resistance in early modern Torne lappmark. The states control was most prominent at the annual markets and court proceedings. The everyday resistance of the Saamis became more subtle when the supervision by the Swedish state became more significant, for example by cutting off pieces from the reindeer hides that they sold or taxed with. Further away from the courts the Saamis could use more drastic options, for example fleeing to Norway. The Swedish state did not want to implement hard punishments on the Saamis because the mining operations in the lappmarks were dependent on Saamis and reindeers to carry ore, wood and food in order to keep the mines operational. This is used by the Saamis as an argument against material domination. The insults and rumours concerning state officials that can be found in the source material often concern abuse of power. The lack of control outside the yearly court proceedings also led to harassments of state and church officials.The Swedish state had political reasons to present the Saamis as chris- tian subjects while trying to exterminate the Saami religion. The Saamis therefore learned a sufficient amount of christianity to make interaction with the state easier and to use as a tool in court proceedings to avoid punishment. This normalised and legitimised the states use of power. The fact that Saamis carried christian ideas and could reproduce them when they needed also led to a cultural ... |
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Samerna och statsmakten : Vardagligt motstånd och kulturell hybriditet i Torne lappmark under perioden 1639-1732 |
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Samerna och statsmakten : Vardagligt motstånd och kulturell hybriditet i Torne lappmark under perioden 1639-1732 |
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Samerna och statsmakten : Vardagligt motstånd och kulturell hybriditet i Torne lappmark under perioden 1639-1732 |
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Samerna och statsmakten : Vardagligt motstånd och kulturell hybriditet i Torne lappmark under perioden 1639-1732 |
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Samerna och statsmakten : Vardagligt motstånd och kulturell hybriditet i Torne lappmark under perioden 1639-1732 |
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samerna och statsmakten : vardagligt motstã¥nd och kulturell hybriditet i torne lappmark under perioden 1639-1732 |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier |
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saami sami sami |
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