Reinventions of an Old Tradition : Orthodox Processions and Pilgrimage in Contemporary Finland

• Published in: Numen
• Main Author: Vuola, Elina
• Other Authors: Religion, Conflict and Dialogue, Systematic Theology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Brill 2020
• Subjects: Theology; Orthodox tradition; pilgrimage; procession of the cross; Karelia; Skolt Saami; Finland; Norway; Pechenga; karelia*; saami
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/322443

This article examines two cases of Finnish Orthodox traditions of procession and pilgrimage that are currently being reframed in response to physical, political, and religious disruption. Annual Orthodox processions are now held in Northern Karelia close to and across the Finnish-Russian border, whi...