The Sámi Peoples of the North: A Social and Cultural History

The Sámi Peoples of the North: A Social and Cultural History

There is no single volume that encompasses an integrated social and cultural history of the SÃ¡mi people from the Nordic countries and northwestern Russia. Neil Kent's book fills this lacuna. In the first instance, he considers how the SÃ¡mi 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 SÃ¡mi life profoundly over the last millennium. Thereafter, the nature of SÃ¡mi ethnicity is examined, in the context of the peoples among whom the SÃ¡mi 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 SÃ¡mi 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 SÃ¡mi spiritual practice with Christianity. Recently the intrusions of the logging and nuclear industries, as well as tourism have come to redefine SÃ¡mi society and culture. Even the meaning of who exactly is a SÃ¡mi is scrutinised, at a time when some intermarry and yet return to SÃ¡mi, where their children maintain their SÃ¡mi identity.
Country USA
Brand Hurst
Manufacturer Hurst
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781849042574
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781849042574
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Hurst
Manufacturer	Hurst
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781849042574
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781849042574
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Sámi Peoples of the North: A Social and Cultural History

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