Tenno Teidearu
Biographic Data
| ID | 937027 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tenno Teidearu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tenno |
| FAMILY NAME | Teidearu |
| SIGNATURE | TEIDEARU T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Estonian National Museum |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4580-637X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Changing Meanings of Repair in Post-Soviet Estonia
Repair in the post-Soviet context shows a specific historicity, linked with Soviet consumer culture, that has caused the Soviet socioeconomic system be characterised as a ‘repair society’. People’s experiences and their narratives of the lively repair culture in the Soviet era are a vivid part of Estonian cultural memory. This article analyses how repair in Estonia has shifted from being an economic necessity to a form of resistance both to consu…
Crystal Shops and Shopping for Crystals in Estonia
This article concentrates on crystal shops and shopping for crystals in Estonia. Consumption and commerce are inherent parts of New Spirituality. Crystals became the most salient commodities in esoteric shops during the 2010s, most of the shops having become “crystal shops” in Estonia. The aim of this article is to analyze the meaning-making potential of the materiality of crystals in shopping, and the material and sensuous aspects of crystal sho…
Material Agency of Crystals in New Spirituality
This paper studies crystals in New Spirituality in Estonia not only as things, or objects, used in certain practices, but also as agentive materials. My research participants, who wear crystals, take their material properties seriously, finding the properties to have supportive qualities, according to esoteric interpretation. Nevertheless, things and materials, objects and minerals, are never permanent; they have material lives of their own. Some…
Th Nordic Ethnology and Folklore Conference in Reykjavik
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The Practice of Wearing Crystals in Contemporary New Spirituality in Estonia
This article concentrates on the practice of wearing crystals in Estonia. The practice is currently a popular phenomenon in New Spirituality on a global scale, although it is not an entirely novel trend. Crystals are part of the materiality of New Spirituality and so the aim of the article is to emphasize the meaning-making process of this materiality and of vernacular interpretations in the practice. Following the methodology of material culture…
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The Practice of Wearing Crystals in Contemporary New Spirituality in Estonia
This article concentrates on the practice of wearing crystals in Estonia. The practice is currently a popular phenomenon in New Spirituality on a global scale, although it is not an entirely novel trend. Crystals are part of the materiality of New Spirituality and so the aim of the article is to emphasize the meaning-making process of this materiality and of vernacular interpretations in the practice. Following the methodology of material culture…
Th Nordic Ethnology and Folklore Conference in Reykjavik
Sciendo provides publishing services and solutions to academic and professional organizations and individual authors. We publish journals, books, conference proceedings and a variety of other publications
Crystal Shops and Shopping for Crystals in Estonia
This article concentrates on crystal shops and shopping for crystals in Estonia. Consumption and commerce are inherent parts of New Spirituality. Crystals became the most salient commodities in esoteric shops during the 2010s, most of the shops having become “crystal shops” in Estonia. The aim of this article is to analyze the meaning-making potential of the materiality of crystals in shopping, and the material and sensuous aspects of crystal sho…
Material Agency of Crystals in New Spirituality
This paper studies crystals in New Spirituality in Estonia not only as things, or objects, used in certain practices, but also as agentive materials. My research participants, who wear crystals, take their material properties seriously, finding the properties to have supportive qualities, according to esoteric interpretation. Nevertheless, things and materials, objects and minerals, are never permanent; they have material lives of their own. Some…
The Changing Meanings of Repair in Post-Soviet Estonia
Repair in the post-Soviet context shows a specific historicity, linked with Soviet consumer culture, that has caused the Soviet socioeconomic system be characterised as a ‘repair society’. People’s experiences and their narratives of the lively repair culture in the Soviet era are a vivid part of Estonian cultural memory. This article analyses how repair in Estonia has shifted from being an economic necessity to a form of resistance both to consu…
Sociology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Materiality (auditing) (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Spirituality (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Estonian (2 works)