Clothing in the Arctic: A Means of Protection, a Statement of Identity
The interest in clothing as a powerful item for cultural inquiry has recently increased among anthropologists. This has to do with its dual connection to habitat and cultural identity, allowing for ecological as well as symbolic analysis. The identification of contexts in which identity is communica...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64429 2023-05-15T14:19:11+02:00 Clothing in the Arctic: A Means of Protection, a Statement of Identity Svensson, Tom G. 1992-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64429 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64429/48364 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64429 ARCTIC; Vol. 45 No. 1 (1992): March: 1–104; 62-73 1923-1245 0004-0843 Cold weather clothing Culture (Anthropology) History Identity Kinship Relocation Saami Traditional clothing Lapin Laani Finland Norrland Sweden info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1992 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:38Z The interest in clothing as a powerful item for cultural inquiry has recently increased among anthropologists. This has to do with its dual connection to habitat and cultural identity, allowing for ecological as well as symbolic analysis. The identification of contexts in which identity is communicated by means of clothing is considered an additional dimension to the study of clothing proper. Clothing is viewed as the most efficient means of non-verbal communication of cultural identity as well as culture-specific values and standards. The communicative power of clothing is especially salient in various inter-ethnic contexts. Referring to the Sami in northern Fennoscandia, clothing appears as an effective ethnic marker. At the same time the vitality of clothing as a material object is evident.Key words: clothing, ethnicity, Sámi RÉSUMÉ. Demibrement, les anthropologues ont porté un intérêt de plus en plus marqué pour le vêtement en tant qu’article important dans l’investigation culturelle. Cela est dû au double rapport du vêtement à la fois avec l’habitat et avec l’identité culturelle, ce qui permet une analyse écologiqueainsi qu’une analyse symbolique. L’identification des contextes dans lesquels l’identité est transmise par le biais du vêtement est vue comme une dimension supplémentaire à l’étude du vêtement lui-même. On perçoit le vêtement comme le moyen le plus efficace de communiquer non verbalement l’identité culturelle ainsi que les valeurs et normes spécifiques à une culture donnée.La force communicative du vêtement se fait particulièrement remarquer dans divers contextes interethniques. En ce qui concerne les Samits de la Fennoscandie septentrionale, le vêtement apparaît comme une marque ethnique efficace. En même temps ressort la vitalité du vêtement en tant qu’objet matériel.Mots clés: vêtement, ethnicité, Samits Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Fennoscandia saami sami sami University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic ARCTIC 45 1 |
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The interest in clothing as a powerful item for cultural inquiry has recently increased among anthropologists. This has to do with its dual connection to habitat and cultural identity, allowing for ecological as well as symbolic analysis. The identification of contexts in which identity is communicated by means of clothing is considered an additional dimension to the study of clothing proper. Clothing is viewed as the most efficient means of non-verbal communication of cultural identity as well as culture-specific values and standards. The communicative power of clothing is especially salient in various inter-ethnic contexts. Referring to the Sami in northern Fennoscandia, clothing appears as an effective ethnic marker. At the same time the vitality of clothing as a material object is evident.Key words: clothing, ethnicity, Sámi RÉSUMÉ. Demibrement, les anthropologues ont porté un intérêt de plus en plus marqué pour le vêtement en tant qu’article important dans l’investigation culturelle. Cela est dû au double rapport du vêtement à la fois avec l’habitat et avec l’identité culturelle, ce qui permet une analyse écologiqueainsi qu’une analyse symbolique. L’identification des contextes dans lesquels l’identité est transmise par le biais du vêtement est vue comme une dimension supplémentaire à l’étude du vêtement lui-même. On perçoit le vêtement comme le moyen le plus efficace de communiquer non verbalement l’identité culturelle ainsi que les valeurs et normes spécifiques à une culture donnée.La force communicative du vêtement se fait particulièrement remarquer dans divers contextes interethniques. En ce qui concerne les Samits de la Fennoscandie septentrionale, le vêtement apparaît comme une marque ethnique efficace. En même temps ressort la vitalité du vêtement en tant qu’objet matériel.Mots clés: vêtement, ethnicité, Samits |
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