Sacred Nature. Diverging Use and Understanding of Old Sámi Offering Sites in Alta, Northern Norway
| Autor: | Tiina Äikäs, Marte Spangen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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010506 paleontology
sieidi lcsh:BL1-2790 VDP::Humanities: 000::History: 070 Destinations 01 natural sciences lcsh:Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Northern norway offering site contemporary offerings Sámi religion 0601 history and archaeology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Cultural history 060102 archaeology business.industry VDP::Humaniora: 000::Teologi og religionsvitenskap: 150 Religious studies Reverence 06 humanities and the arts Clothing Variety (linguistics) Variation (linguistics) Geography VDP::Humanities: 000::Theology and religious science: 150 VDP::Humaniora: 000::Historie: 070 tourism Ethnology business Tourism |
| Zdroj: | Religions Volume 11 Issue 7 Religions, Vol 11, Iss 317, p 317 (2020) |
| Popis: | This study focuses on the contemporary use of two well-known Sá mi offering sites in Alta, Finnmark, Norway. Today, these are hiking destinations and sightseeing points for both the Sá mi and the non-Sá mi local population, as well as a few non-local visitors. Many of these visitors leave objects at the sites, such as parts of recently slaughtered reindeer, clothing, coins, toys, sweet wrappers and toilet paper. This indicates that visitors have different levels of knowledge about and reverence for the traditional significance of these places. Through repeated surveys over several years, we also observed a certain development and change in the number and character of these depositions, as well as a variation in depositions between different sites. A series of interviews with various users and key stakeholders were performed to clarify the reasons for these changing practices, as well as what individuals and groups visit these sites, their motivation for doing so and for leaving specific objects, and what potential conflict of interest there is between different users. Furthermore, we surveyed what information has been available to the public about these sites and their significance in Sá mi religion and cultural history over time. The results show that a diverse group of individuals visit the sites for a variety of reasons, and that there are contrasting views on their use, even among different Sá mi stakeholders. While it is difficult to limit the knowledge and use of these places because they are already well known, more information about old Sá mi ritual practices and appropriate behaviour at such sites may mediate latent conflicts and promote a better understanding of the importance of offering sites in both past and present Sá mi societies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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