The Noajdie and his ecstasy: a contribution to the discussion

It is obvious that the trance state of the noajdie (the Saami shaman) and his supposed abilities to discover hidden and unknown things have fascinated the neighbours of the Saamis ever since the first contacts were established. The view of the Saamis as the wizards (trollkarlar) has been dominant in the history of the Saamis from time immemorial right up to the present day, a history that has been written for example by the Scandinavians. From the Viking sagas, we know that a noajdie had an aura of sorcery, and that the "Finns", meaning the Saamis were in general looked upon as skilled in the arts of magic. In the historical sources, as well as in the archives, there are also documents from the time of the colonization of the Saami area, in which amazement at, and dread of, Saami sorcery is profoundly expressed by the intruders

Om samernas tidiga trosföreställningar

There is not much written evidence regarding the early faith of the Sami people, before the missionaries came with Christianity. Moreover, the most important written sources are mainly produced by the Christian missionaries during the 1600 and 1700 centuries and may not reflect the true religious content in Sami beliefs. This article presents a witness, namely the authors own father, revealing a new aspect, which cannot be found in the original written texts by the missionaries, on of how Sami people view reality and how this reality in which humans and animals live is governed by another more powerful reality

The Noajdie and his ecstasy: a contribution to the discussion

It is obvious that the trance state of the noajdie (the Saami shaman) and his supposed abilities to discover hidden and unknown things have fascinated the neighbours of the Saamis ever since the first contacts were established. The view of the Saamis as the wizards (trollkarlar) has been dominant in the history of the Saamis from time immemorial right up to the present day, a history that has been written for example by the Scandinavians. From the Viking sagas, we know that a noajdie had an aura of sorcery, and that the "Finns", meaning the Saamis were in general looked upon as skilled in the arts of magic. In the historical sources, as well as in the archives, there are also documents from the time of the colonization of the Saami area, in which amazement at, and dread of, Saami sorcery is profoundly expressed by the intruders

Om samernas tidiga trosföreställningar

There is not much written evidence regarding the early faith of the Sami people, before the missionaries came with Christianity. Moreover, the most important written sources are mainly produced by the Christian missionaries during the 1600 and 1700 centuries and may not reflect the true religious content in Sami beliefs. This article presents a witness, namely the authors own father, revealing a new aspect, which cannot be found in the original written texts by the missionaries, on of how Sami people view reality and how this reality in which humans and animals live is governed by another more powerful reality

The Dead as Helpers? Conceptions of Death amongst the Saamit (Lapps)

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