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Divining Ecology: The Sami Shaman Drum.

Michetti, Laura.

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Divining Ecology: The Sami Shaman Drum.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Divining Ecology: The Sami Shaman Drum./
Author:	Michetti, Laura.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2020,
Description:	216 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-04, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International82-04A.
Subject:	Ethnic studies. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=28088391
ISBN:	9798672169262

Divining Ecology: The Sami Shaman Drum.
Michetti, Laura.

Divining Ecology: The Sami Shaman Drum. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2020 - 216 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-04, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 2020.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Humans have long sought knowledge of the future, and in their seeking have turned to rocks, sticks, stars, and even the body for answers. Divination is one of humanity's oldest spiritual practices and its cultural significance reveals much about the lived experience of people and the places they inhabit. Whether a burning bush, an auspicious star, or a symbolic dream, the tools, rituals, and practices of divination are necessarily rooted in the natural world but invite participation in the supernatural.The Sami people are an indigenous community who have lived in the circumpolar region of Eurasia for millennia. Before forced Christianization, Sami culture was anchored in a shamanic worldview that was deeply connected to and influenced by the natural environment of the Arctic. One especially unique feature of this pre-Christian tradition was the Sami shaman drum-a sacred tool used for ritual, music, and most importantly, divination.This dissertation examines the relationship between divination and ecology in the context of the Sami shaman drum. Drawing upon methodological approaches from religious studies and the philosophy of religion, the research draws attention to the way certain dominant epistemologies and methodologies limit our understanding of divination and other forms of traditional ecological knowledge. By analyzing the historical context and symbolic language of the drum of Sami noaidi Anders Poulsen (c.1600-1692), this dissertation demonstrates the benefits of utilizing indigenous research methods for deeper understanding of embedded and embodied knowledges.The findings of this research show that the divinatory use of the Sami drum supports its function as an ecological and cosmological symbol within Sami culture. Additionally, the methods used provide a template for further examinations into the ways cultural divination practices reflect a spiritual relationship to the natural world. Finally, these results suggest that by imbuing nature with the capacity to generate and reveal knowledge, divination is more than just the solicitation of answers; it is also a spiritual practice to make divine the natural world.

ISBN: 9798672169262Subjects--Topical Terms:

1556779
Ethnic studies.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Divination

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