Siv Ellen Kraft

What counts as 'indigenous religion' in today´s world? Who claims this category? What are the processes through which local entities become recognisable as 'religious' and 'indigenous'? How is all of this connected to struggles for power, rights and sovereignty?This book sheds light on the contemporary lives of indigenous religion(s), through case studies from Sápmi, Nagaland, Talamanca, Hawai`i, and Gujarat, and through a shared focus on translations, performances, mediation and sovereignty. It builds on long term case-studies and on the collaborative comparison of a long-term project, including shared fieldwork. At the center of its concerns are translations between a globalising discourse (indigenous religion in the singular) and distinct local traditions (indigenous religions in the plural).With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book is a must read for students and researchers in indigenous religions, including those in related fields such as religious studies and social anthropology.

What counts as 'indigenous religion' in today´s world? Who claims this category? What are the processes through which local entities become recognisable as 'religious' and 'indigenous'? How is all of this connected to struggles for power, rights and sovereignty?This book sheds light on the contemporary lives of indigenous religion(s), through case studies from Sápmi, Nagaland, Talamanca, Hawai`i, and Gujarat, and through a shared focus on translations, performances, mediation and sovereignty. It builds on long term case-studies and on the collaborative comparison of a long-term project, including shared fieldwork. At the center of its concerns are translations between a globalising discourse (indigenous religion in the singular) and distinct local traditions (indigenous religions in the plural).With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book is a must read for students and researchers in indigenous religions, including those in related fields such as religious studies and social anthropology.

Indigenous religion(s) are afterlives of a particular sort, shaped by globalising discourses on what counts as an indigenous religion on the one hand and the continued presence of local traditions on the other. Focusing on the Norwegian side of Sápmi since the 1970s, this book explores the reclaiming of ancestral pasts and notions of a specifically Sámi religion. It connects religion, identity and nation-building, and takes seriously the indigenous turn as well as geographical and generational distinctions. Focal themes include protective activism and case studies from the art and culture domain, both of which are considered vital to the making of indigenous afterlives in indigenous formats. This volume will be of great interest to scholars of Global Indigenous studies, Sámi cultural studies and politics, Ethnicity and emergence of new identities, Anthropology, Studies in religion, and folklore studies.

Indigenous religion(s) are afterlives of a particular sort, shaped by globalising discourses on what counts as an indigenous religion on the one hand and the continued presence of local traditions on the other. Focusing on the Norwegian side of Sápmi since the 1970s, this book explores the reclaiming of ancestral pasts and notions of a specifically Sámi religion. It connects religion, identity and nation-building, and takes seriously the indigenous turn as well as geographical and generational distinctions. Focal themes include protective activism and case studies from the art and culture domain, both of which are considered vital to the making of indigenous afterlives in indigenous formats. This volume will be of great interest to scholars of Global Indigenous studies, Sámi cultural studies and politics, Ethnicity and emergence of new identities, Anthropology, Studies in religion, and folklore studies.

Forfatterne undersøker hvordan mediene generelt og pressen spesielt tar opp, vinkler og debatterer religion og religiøst betonte saker. De er opptatt av hvordan religion representeres og debatteres i offentligheten, hvilke saker religion inngår i, hva slags stemmer som slipper til, og hva slags religionsforståelser som forutsettes og formidles. Er forståelsen annerledes i møte med jødedommen enn med islam? Og hva kan det komme av troen på engler behandles så annerledes i pressen enn troen på den hellige ånd? Tematisk handler boken om jødedom, islam, kristendom og nyreligiøsitet, deriblant debatter om hijab, en planlagt moske i Tromsø, omskjæring av guttebarn, dekningen av Snåsamannens karriere, Märtha Louises engleskole, offentlig sorg og minneseremonier i kjølvannet av 22. juli, og saker knyttet til «den kristne kulturarven». Alexa Døving og Siv Ellen Kraft viser frem kompleksiteten i feltet, og leter på dette grunnlaget etter tendenser og mønstre i offentligheten - både med hensyn til eksplisitt argumentasjon og uuttalte premisser. «Boken er sterkt å anbefale for alle som er interessert i temaene medier, religion og samfunnsutvikling». Knut Olav Åmås, Aftenposten.

Er det nyreligiøse et New Age-koldtbord der vi kan plukke retter etter egne preferanser? Litt selvutvikling og holisme, en østlig smak av reinkarnasjon og karma, samt en god bit okkultisme, servert med en naturlig og sanselig grønn dressing? Forfatteren tar for seg opphav og utvikling av denne brede, kulturelle strømningen, og viser hvordan nyreligiøsitet er et ektefødt barn av det moderne. Hun diskuterer markedets kraft, naturmedisinens rolle, og nyreligiøsitetens plass i medieoffentligheten. Hvordan har det seg at Märthas engler er så mye mer problematisk enn for eksempel Den hellige ånd? «Hva er nyreligiøsitet» er en klok bok, skrevet med engasjement og respekt, og samtidig med en personlig og kritisk stemme. «(...) en glimrende introduksjon»Tonje Mehren, Prosa