Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami” — Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular Culture

• Published in: Religions
• Main Author: Kalvig, Anne Kathrine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: samefolket; religion; populærkultur; sjamanisme; VDP::Humaniora: 000::Teologi og religionsvitenskap: 150::Religionsvitenskap; religionshistorie: 153; Klaus; sami; midnight sun
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2732695; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel11090453

This article examines how magic and nature become representations of both “the Sami” and “Sami shamanism” in animation films Frozen 2 and Klaus, in the television crime series Midnattssol (Midnight Sun) and in three Eurovision Song Contest contributions partly by Sami artists, containing joik. With...