Siv Ellen Kraft
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1176804 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Siv Ellen Kraft |
| PRENOMES | Siv Ellen |
| SOBRENOME | Kraft |
| ASSINATURA | KRAFT S E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | UiT The Arctic University of Norway |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1685-8103 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 3 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2002 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Shades of Green
When, in which contexts, and on what scales are Indigenous religion(s) in Sápmi articulated as Dark Green Religion, and based on which of Bron Taylor’s four types? To address these questions, I move between urban areas in the south and settlement areas in the north, and between different formation, ranging from Sámi shamanism to indigenous Sámi Christianity and traditional spirituality. I conclude with a scalar and spatial mapping of differences …
Cathedralizing Nature, Ecologizing Sacred Grounds
Can the past save the future? Can sacredness protect mountains? Do mountains have a say? The case of Davvi Wind park versus Rásttigáisá in Northern Norway offers a window into ‘green shift’ complexities in indigenous landscapes. Elements include a sacred mountain, a planned wind park, and a new-old faith organisation, founded to protect this mountain and the sacred geographies of Sápmi. Connections to nature were never lost in this region althoug…
Indigenous Religion(s)
This chapter explores the shift to ‘indigeneity’ and ‘indigenous religion’ among the Sámi, through a focus on Sámi activism at Alta (1979–1981, concerning a proposed power plant) and Standing Rock (2016–2017, concerning a proposed pipeline). It is based on a combination of multi-sited fieldwork, interviews and textual sources, and proceeds along the lines of ‘light comparison’, inspired partly by the comparative logic of indigeneity and indigenou…
Spiritual Activism. Saving Mother Earth in Sápmi
Arctic Shaman Circle was founded in Oslo in November 2018. This article discusses what the Circle's founding document refers to as "spiritual activism", and how this was translated into action over the year that followed. I will follow one case in particular, which concerns plans for a power plant at the base of the mountain Aahkansnjurhtjie in the South Sámi area. Aahkansnjurhtjie is a sacred Sámi mountain, the shamans claim, and should be prote…
Standing Rock Religion(s)
This article addresses emergent religious formations at protest scenes in the broader context of indigenous organization and identity-building. Our central example is the Standing Rock protest in North Dakota, 2016–2017, a local encampment-based event that quickly expanded into an international indigenous peoples’ movement. We argue that religion was a key register in the camps, during direct actions, and in solidarity actions around the world, p…
Handbook of Indigenous Religion(s)
Extremely distant and distinct indigenous communities have over recent decades become more like themselves and more like each other – a paradox prevalent globally but inadequately explained by established analytical frames, particularly with regard to religion. Addressing this rich and unfolding context, the Handbook of Indigenous Religion(s) engages a wide variety of locations and perspectives. Drawing upon the efforts of a diverse group of scho…
Standing on the Sacred
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Nordic Neoshamanisms
This book proposes that the drive for religiosity and experiences of the sacred are far from lost in contemporary western societies. The contributors' objective is to explore the myriad of ways late m
Nordic Neoshamanisms
The making of a sacred mountain. Meanings of nature and sacredness in Sápmi and northern Norway
A case study of sacred landscapes in the contemporary era, the article deals with a particular mountain and its rise to sacredness. Fuelled by plans of ski‐slope development, the fate of Tromsdalstind caused a lively debate in local newspapers, as well as a report issued by the Sami Parliament. The report connected sacredness to Sami traditions in the past and to current laws on the protection of Sami cultural memories. This, then, was a case of …
Sami Indigenous Spirituality
In March 2008, the university library in Tromsø celebrated the opening of what they referred to as an ‘indigenous room’. A collection of Sami literature was moved from its previous geographical and cultural context to what is today considered the more relevant company of American Indians, Australian aborigines and African peoples. Indicative of the increasing institutionalisation of the Sami as an indigenous people, the debate over what it means …
Religion and Spirituality in Lonely Planet'sIndia
For years, the authors of the best-selling guide to India, Lonely Planet, has shaped the perspectives of many travellers. This article considers how religion is constructed as a category and how it is made relevant to travellers. I argue that ‘religion’ comes in two versions, one pertaining to the Indian hosts and one to travellers. Religion is based on tradition, faith and historical institutions, whose members, rituals and sacred sites are of i…
Place Making, Mega Events and Ritual Effervescence
Based on local newspaper coverage of a Mandela solidarity concert in Tromsø in June 2005, the article discusses the importance of mega events in relation to place construction, with particular emphasis on ritual aspects. Mega events are shaped by a global discourse, which emphasizes the uniqueness of place and locality. Through the staging of mega events, people are provided with opportunities for thinking about themselves adn their locality, for…
To Mix or Not to Mix
Once defined as a "mishmash of religions," syncretism has been referred to as a meaningless, derogatory and essentialistic term which should be banned from the fields of religio-historical research. Written in defence of the category, this article provides a review of problematic aspects and recent attempts to deal with them. Particularly useful in this concern, anthropologists Rosalind Shaw and Charles Stewart have suggested a demarcation betwee…
The making of a sacred mountain. Meanings of nature and sacredness in Sápmi and northern Norway
A case study of sacred landscapes in the contemporary era, the article deals with a particular mountain and its rise to sacredness. Fuelled by plans of ski‐slope development, the fate of Tromsdalstind caused a lively debate in local newspapers, as well as a report issued by the Sami Parliament. The report connected sacredness to Sami traditions in the past and to current laws on the protection of Sami cultural memories. This, then, was a case of …
Standing Rock Religion(s)
This article addresses emergent religious formations at protest scenes in the broader context of indigenous organization and identity-building. Our central example is the Standing Rock protest in North Dakota, 2016–2017, a local encampment-based event that quickly expanded into an international indigenous peoples’ movement. We argue that religion was a key register in the camps, during direct actions, and in solidarity actions around the world, p…
Sami Indigenous Spirituality
In March 2008, the university library in Tromsø celebrated the opening of what they referred to as an ‘indigenous room’. A collection of Sami literature was moved from its previous geographical and cultural context to what is today considered the more relevant company of American Indians, Australian aborigines and African peoples. Indicative of the increasing institutionalisation of the Sami as an indigenous people, the debate over what it means …
Religion and Spirituality in Lonely Planet'sIndia
For years, the authors of the best-selling guide to India, Lonely Planet, has shaped the perspectives of many travellers. This article considers how religion is constructed as a category and how it is made relevant to travellers. I argue that ‘religion’ comes in two versions, one pertaining to the Indian hosts and one to travellers. Religion is based on tradition, faith and historical institutions, whose members, rituals and sacred sites are of i…
Place Making, Mega Events and Ritual Effervescence
Based on local newspaper coverage of a Mandela solidarity concert in Tromsø in June 2005, the article discusses the importance of mega events in relation to place construction, with particular emphasis on ritual aspects. Mega events are shaped by a global discourse, which emphasizes the uniqueness of place and locality. Through the staging of mega events, people are provided with opportunities for thinking about themselves adn their locality, for…
To Mix or Not to Mix
Once defined as a "mishmash of religions," syncretism has been referred to as a meaningless, derogatory and essentialistic term which should be banned from the fields of religio-historical research. Written in defence of the category, this article provides a review of problematic aspects and recent attempts to deal with them. Particularly useful in this concern, anthropologists Rosalind Shaw and Charles Stewart have suggested a demarcation betwee…
Place Making, Mega Events and Ritual Effervescence
Based on local newspaper coverage of a Mandela solidarity concert in Tromsø in June 2005, the article discusses the importance of mega events in relation to place construction, with particular emphasis on ritual aspects. Mega events are shaped by a global discourse, which emphasizes the uniqueness of place and locality. Through the staging of mega events, people are provided with opportunities for thinking about themselves adn their locality, for…
Religion and Spirituality in Lonely Planet'sIndia
For years, the authors of the best-selling guide to India, Lonely Planet, has shaped the perspectives of many travellers. This article considers how religion is constructed as a category and how it is made relevant to travellers. I argue that ‘religion’ comes in two versions, one pertaining to the Indian hosts and one to travellers. Religion is based on tradition, faith and historical institutions, whose members, rituals and sacred sites are of i…
Sami Indigenous Spirituality
In March 2008, the university library in Tromsø celebrated the opening of what they referred to as an ‘indigenous room’. A collection of Sami literature was moved from its previous geographical and cultural context to what is today considered the more relevant company of American Indians, Australian aborigines and African peoples. Indicative of the increasing institutionalisation of the Sami as an indigenous people, the debate over what it means …
The making of a sacred mountain. Meanings of nature and sacredness in Sápmi and northern Norway
A case study of sacred landscapes in the contemporary era, the article deals with a particular mountain and its rise to sacredness. Fuelled by plans of ski‐slope development, the fate of Tromsdalstind caused a lively debate in local newspapers, as well as a report issued by the Sami Parliament. The report connected sacredness to Sami traditions in the past and to current laws on the protection of Sami cultural memories. This, then, was a case of …
Nordic Neoshamanisms
This book proposes that the drive for religiosity and experiences of the sacred are far from lost in contemporary western societies. The contributors' objective is to explore the myriad of ways late m
Nordic Neoshamanisms
Handbook of Indigenous Religion(s)
Extremely distant and distinct indigenous communities have over recent decades become more like themselves and more like each other – a paradox prevalent globally but inadequately explained by established analytical frames, particularly with regard to religion. Addressing this rich and unfolding context, the Handbook of Indigenous Religion(s) engages a wide variety of locations and perspectives. Drawing upon the efforts of a diverse group of scho…
Standing on the Sacred
.
Standing Rock Religion(s)
This article addresses emergent religious formations at protest scenes in the broader context of indigenous organization and identity-building. Our central example is the Standing Rock protest in North Dakota, 2016–2017, a local encampment-based event that quickly expanded into an international indigenous peoples’ movement. We argue that religion was a key register in the camps, during direct actions, and in solidarity actions around the world, p…
Indigenous Religion(s)
This chapter explores the shift to ‘indigeneity’ and ‘indigenous religion’ among the Sámi, through a focus on Sámi activism at Alta (1979–1981, concerning a proposed power plant) and Standing Rock (2016–2017, concerning a proposed pipeline). It is based on a combination of multi-sited fieldwork, interviews and textual sources, and proceeds along the lines of ‘light comparison’, inspired partly by the comparative logic of indigeneity and indigenou…
Spiritual Activism. Saving Mother Earth in Sápmi
Arctic Shaman Circle was founded in Oslo in November 2018. This article discusses what the Circle's founding document refers to as "spiritual activism", and how this was translated into action over the year that followed. I will follow one case in particular, which concerns plans for a power plant at the base of the mountain Aahkansnjurhtjie in the South Sámi area. Aahkansnjurhtjie is a sacred Sámi mountain, the shamans claim, and should be prote…
Cathedralizing Nature, Ecologizing Sacred Grounds
Can the past save the future? Can sacredness protect mountains? Do mountains have a say? The case of Davvi Wind park versus Rásttigáisá in Northern Norway offers a window into ‘green shift’ complexities in indigenous landscapes. Elements include a sacred mountain, a planned wind park, and a new-old faith organisation, founded to protect this mountain and the sacred geographies of Sápmi. Connections to nature were never lost in this region althoug…
Shades of Green
When, in which contexts, and on what scales are Indigenous religion(s) in Sápmi articulated as Dark Green Religion, and based on which of Bron Taylor’s four types? To address these questions, I move between urban areas in the south and settlement areas in the north, and between different formation, ranging from Sámi shamanism to indigenous Sámi Christianity and traditional spirituality. I conclude with a scalar and spatial mapping of differences …
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