Nordic Neoshamanisms

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction: Nordic Neoshamanisms....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Late Modern Shamanism: Central Texts and Issues....Pages 13-29
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
The Rise of Neoshamanism in Norway: Local Structures-Global Currents....Pages 33-54
The Way of the Teacher....Pages 55-66
Shared Facilities: The Fabric of Shamanism, Spiritualism, and Therapy in a Nordic Setting....Pages 67-88
Shamanism—A Spiritual Heritage?: The Significance of the Past in Shamanic Discourses....Pages 89-102
Metroshamanism: A Search for Shamanic Identity in Modern Estonia....Pages 103-126
New Age Medicine Men versus New Age Noaidi: Same Neoshamanism, Different Sociopolitical Situation....Pages 127-140
More or Less Genuine Shamans!: The Believer in an Exchange between Antiquity and Modernity, between the Local and the Global....Pages 141-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Sami Shamanism and Indigenous Film: The Case of Pathfinder....Pages 175-190
Contextualizing Exhibited Versions of Sami Noaidevuohta....Pages 191-213
The Festival Isogaisa: Neoshamanism in New Arenas....Pages 215-234
Shamanism and Indigenous Soundscapes: The Case of Mari Boine....Pages 235-262
Back Matter....Pages 263-270