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‘The sieidi is a better altar/the noaidi drum's a purer church bell’: long-term changes and syncretism at Sámi offering sites created by Tiina Aikäs &Anna-Kaisa Salmi

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Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: he changes in the Sámi ethnic religion practised by the indigenous people in northern Fennoscandia have often been described in terms of Christianization brought by Lutheran missions. The changes were, however, more long term and multifaceted. Archaeological excavations conducted at Sámi offering places have shown that the ethnic religion was never static, but the offering practices changed with time and in connection with changes in livelihood and society. In addition, syncretistic influences did not just derive from Christianity, but there were various agents and interplay among Christianity, the ethnic religion and contemporary neo-paganism.
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Journal Article Journal Article Main Library - Special Collections CC1WOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Vol 45 .No. 1 pages 64-82 SP18120 Not for loan For Inhouse use only
Journal Article Journal Article Main Library - Special Collections CC1WOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Vol 45 .No. 1 pages 64-82 SP18120 Not for loan For Inhouse use only

he changes in the Sámi ethnic religion practised by the indigenous people in northern Fennoscandia have often been described in terms of Christianization brought by Lutheran missions. The changes were, however, more long term and multifaceted. Archaeological excavations conducted at Sámi offering places have shown that the ethnic religion was never static, but the offering practices changed with time and in connection with changes in livelihood and society. In addition, syncretistic influences did not just derive from Christianity, but there were various agents and interplay among Christianity, the ethnic religion and contemporary neo-paganism.

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