Read about the religions around the Arctic in the edited volume, Religions around the Arctic: Source Criticism an Comparisons (Håkan Rydving & Konsta Kaikkonen, eds).
The indigenous religious traditions of the peoples of the Arctic and Sub-Arctic areas were and are highly varied. Despite their diversity, these traditions have often been presented as similar. In recent research variations and local characteristics have gained increasing attention.
The explicit emphasis in this volume is on differences and nuances. Accordingly, critical analyses of earlier research, different forms of source criticism, and comparative methods that look for more than just similarities are applied here as essential analytical tools.
Some of the chapters focus on aspects of the traditional cultures of these northern peoples, others offer critical readings of research about them. The themes of the chapters that deal with traditional practices and narratives vary from hostage traditions to ancestor mountains, from bear rituals and sweat baths to the ritual drum.
The editors of the book
The volume has been edited by Håkan Rydving, professor of the History of Religions at the University of Bergen, and Konsta Kaikkonen, senior lecturer in the Study of Religions at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.
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Stockholm Studies in Comparative Religion
Religions around the Arctic: Source Criticism an Comparisons is published in the peer-reviewed book series Stockholm Studies in Comparative Religion by Stockholm University Press.
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