"How Norwegian Asatru Meets the Charge of Racism: A Rhetorical Analysis"

This article draws on ethnographic material to analyse the arguments used by the two main Norwegian Asatru groups, Bifrost1 and Forn Sed2, to counter charges of racism. Such charges are maintained by commentators who associate the groups’ teachings with extreme political movements drawing on Norse s...

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Main Author: Nygaard, Mathias E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Universitetsforlaget 2022
In: Nordic journal of religion and society
Year: 2022, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-57
Further subjects:B Heathenry
B Minority
B Rhetoric
B Identity
B Racism
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