The Sámi Peoples of the North - A Social and Cultural History
Caractéristiques
A Social and Cultural History
Auteur: Neil Kent
Éditeur: Hurst & Company
Lieu d'impression: Londres
Année de publication: 2018
There is no single volume that encompasses an integrated social and cultural history of the Sámi people from the Nordic countries and northwestern Russia. Neil Kent's book fills this lacuna. In the first instance, he considers how the Sámi homeland is defined: its geography, climate, and early contact with other peoples. He then moves on to its early chronicles and the onset of colonisation, which changed Sámi life profoundly over the last millennium. Thereafter, the nature of Sámi ethnicity is examined, in the context of the peoples among whom the Sámi increasingly lived, as well as the growing intrusions of the states who claimed sovereignty over them. The Soviet gulag, the Lapland War and increasing urbanisation all impacted upon Sámi life. Religion, too, played an important role from pre-historic times, with their pantheon of gods and sacred sites, to their Christianisation. In the late twentieth century there has been an increasing symbiosis of ancient Sámi spiritual practice with Christianity. Recently the intrusions of the logging and nuclear industries, as well as tourism have come to redefine Sámi society and culture. Even the meaning of who exactly is a Sámi is scrutinised, at a time when some intermarry and yet return to Sámi, where their children maintain their Sámi identity.
État du produit:
Exemplaire en bon état. Couvrir avec des traces de poussière et de légères traces d'usure. Texte en anglais. Texte en anglais. Livre en bon état.
Code ISBN: 1787380319
EAN: 9781787380318
Pages: 331
Format: Broché
Dimensions (cm):
Hauteur: 22
Largeur: 14
Description
Texte en anglais. Texte en anglais.
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