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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities (PSNRAS)
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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 modern shamanism is becoming more vital and personally significant to people, communities, and economies in Nordic countries.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Nordic Neoshamanisms
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Background
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Late Modern Shamanism in Nordic Countries
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Reviews
“This is an important contribution to a much-neglected area of research and for that reason is recommended for scholars with a specialty in alternative religions or religion in Northern Europe.” (Ethan Doyle White, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, February, 2018)
“Nordic Neoshamanisms is a welcome addition to the study of new religious movements in general and of modern forms of paganism and shamanism in particular. … This book constitutes an important addition to the libraries of scholars of religious studies and new religious movements, Nordic and Scandinavian studies, as well as general readers interested in new spiritual searches.” (Mariya Lesiv, Nova Religio, Vol. 21 (1), August, 2017)
“This is an important book, offering the first close examination of a diverse range of Nordic neoshamanisms and situating them within the frame of international influence and concerns. It is essential reading for scholars of shamanism/neoshamanism and of the confluence of indigenous/New Age politics in the twenty-first century.” (Robert J. Wallis, The Pomegranate, Vol. 19 (1), 2017)
About the authors
Olav Hammer, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Merete Demant Jakobsen, University of Oxford, UK Torunn Selberg, University of Bergen, Norway Bente Gullveig Alver, University of Bergen, Norway Henno Erikson Parks, Åbo Akademi, Finland Cato Christensen, Oslo University and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway Stein Roar Mathisen, Finnmark University College, Norway Anne Kalvig, University of Stavanger, Norway
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nordic Neoshamanisms
Editors: Siv Ellen Kraft, Trude Fonneland, James R. Lewis
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461407
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-46139-1Published: 17 February 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-49893-2Published: 17 February 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-46140-7Published: 18 February 2015
Series ISSN: 2946-2657
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2665
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 270
Topics: Sociology of Religion, Comparative Religion, Spirituality