What We Believe In

With What We Believe In, Sámi author and researcher Ellen Marie Jensen answers the need for a general reference book on the religion and indigenous beliefs of the Sámi people of northern Europe. In four chapters by several different authors, the book covers the basics of traditional Sámi beliefs, the historical persecution of the Sámi for sorcery in Norway, Christianity in Lapland and Laestadianism, and traditional Sámi healing methods.

What We Believe In is plentifully illustrated throughout with both color and historical black and white images. This fascinating and unique book offers an important glimpse into Sámi culture and demonstrates, as Jensen says, the widely held Sámi view that "the Sámi do not have a religion or spirituality that is separate from everyday life, simply put, the Sámi have a way of life."

ISBN: 9788282631778
Author: Ellen Marie Jensen
Language: English
Publisher: Authors' Publisher
Edition: 2015, softcover, 170 pgs

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