Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami”—Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular Culture
This article examines how magic and nature become representations of both “the Sami” and “Sami shamanism” in animation films <i>Frozen 2</i> and <i>Klaus</i>, in the television crime series <i>Midnattssol</i> (<i>Midnight Sun</i>) and in three Eurovisi...
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| description | This article examines how magic and nature become representations of both “the Sami” and “Sami shamanism” in animation films <i>Frozen 2</i> and <i>Klaus</i>, in the television crime series <i>Midnattssol</i> (<i>Midnight Sun</i>) and in three Eurovision Song Contest contributions partly by Sami artists, containing <i>joik</i>. With a methodological ludism approach and with material theory, the article asks how “the Sami” and shamanism are made relevant as spiritual or religious categories within popular cultural products, and how (and why) spirituality is being constructed and communicated on a more general level in a time of eco-crisis, where there is a growing global interest in perceived shamanistic and animistic perceptions of the world, nature, and ourselves. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c91c85b8bacc46e48c250024501cb97c2023-11-20T12:40:39ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442020-09-0111945310.3390/rel11090453Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami”—Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular CultureAnne Kalvig0Department of Cultural Studies and Languages, Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Stavanger, 4036 Stavanger, NorwayThis article examines how magic and nature become representations of both “the Sami” and “Sami shamanism” in animation films <i>Frozen 2</i> and <i>Klaus</i>, in the television crime series <i>Midnattssol</i> (<i>Midnight Sun</i>) and in three Eurovision Song Contest contributions partly by Sami artists, containing <i>joik</i>. With a methodological ludism approach and with material theory, the article asks how “the Sami” and shamanism are made relevant as spiritual or religious categories within popular cultural products, and how (and why) spirituality is being constructed and communicated on a more general level in a time of eco-crisis, where there is a growing global interest in perceived shamanistic and animistic perceptions of the world, nature, and ourselves.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/9/453SamiSami shamanismanimismpopular cultureludismmaterialist turn |
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| title | Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami”—Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular Culture |
| title_full | Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami”—Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular Culture |
| title_fullStr | Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami”—Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular Culture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami”—Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular Culture |
| title_short | Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami”—Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular Culture |
| title_sort | nature and magic as representation of the sami sami shamanistic material in popular culture |
| topic | Sami Sami shamanism animism popular culture ludism materialist turn |
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