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The Rise of Neoshamanism in Norway: Local Structures-Global Currents

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Nordic Neoshamanisms

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Prior to the late 1990s, neoshamanism in Norway differed little from neoshamanisms found elsewhere in the Western world. Since then, practitioners of neoshamanism in Norway have been increasingly engaged in working to recover the indigenous traditions of their country and ancestors. A Sami version of neoshamanism has been established, along with a new focus on Norse traditions as sources for the development of neoshamanistic practices, notions, and rituals.

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Fonneland, T. (2015). The Rise of Neoshamanism in Norway: Local Structures-Global Currents. In: Kraft, S.E., Fonneland, T., Lewis, J.R. (eds) Nordic Neoshamanisms. Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137461407_3

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