Varieties of medical treatment and hierarchies of resort in Johan Turi’s Sámi deavsttat

• Main Author: DuBois, Thomas A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA 2010
• Subjects: Johan Turi; Emilie Demant-Hatt; Sami; Shamanism; folk healing; hybridity; Humanities; Humaniora; Jukkasjärvi; Journal of Northern Studies; sami
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-39816

Johan Turi's Sámi deavsttat/Lappish Texts (1918–1919) is examined as a source of information regarding early twentieth-century Sami healing methods and hierarchies of medical resort. Turi’s account of traditional and personal healing experiences in the Čohkkeras/Jukkasjärvi district reflects co...