The Exclusive Nature
In Sámi Christian educational texts, the Indigenous Sámi are presented as having a particularly close relation to nature. This is presented as a defining factor of both Sáminess and of Sámi Christianity. The article consists of the analysis of two educational texts, a catechism and a website, made/w...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2014
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| In: |
Journal of religion in Europe
Year: 2014, Volume: 7, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 177-202 |
| Further subjects: | B
Sámi Christianity
indigenous religion
religious education
self-representation
eco-indigenism
nature
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Volltext (Publisher) |
| Summary: | In Sámi Christian educational texts, the Indigenous Sámi are presented as having a particularly close relation to nature. This is presented as a defining factor of both Sáminess and of Sámi Christianity. The article consists of the analysis of two educational texts, a catechism and a website, made/written by Sámi Christians. The close relation to nature is interpreted as part of global eco-indigenism, a tendency to combine the political movement of indigenism and the claim that indigenous peoples have a special kind of closeness to nature. In sum, what happens is a canonisation of Sámi Christian identity, excluding Sámi who are not living in close proximity to nature. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1874-8929 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of religion in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18748929-00704001 |
