Gender in Sámi Shamanism
Oxford Scholarship Online March 22, 2018 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190678821.003.0004 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Shamans in Norway |
| Topics | Shamanism |
| Key findings | Shamans in Norway use the past to construct narratives of gender in the present, illustrating how religion produces and realizes gender stereotypes. |
Abstract
Religion is a core unit in terms of how gender stereotypes are produced and realized. By exploring how shamans in Norway use the past to construct narratives of gender in the present, my presentation in this chapter represents an attempt to localize religion and culture in a social and gendered reality.