The uses of history in Norwegian Asatru: “a religion with homework”

This article gathers material from 18 months of fieldwork, involving interviews with and participant observation of the two main Norwegian Asatru groups to describe their use of history. The analysis of the data identified three main ways history is represented: through textual practices, symbols, a...

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主要作者: Nygaard, Mathias Ephraim (Author)
格式: 电子 文件
语言:English
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出版: 2022
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2022, 卷: 37, 发布: 2, Pages: 317-334
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Norwegen / 新日耳曼宗教 / 合法化 / 重建 / 模仿 / 历史观
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AZ New religious movements
BD Ancient European religions
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
Further subjects:B Authenticity
B heathenry
B 传统
B Asatru
B Representation
B sub-culture
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总结:This article gathers material from 18 months of fieldwork, involving interviews with and participant observation of the two main Norwegian Asatru groups to describe their use of history. The analysis of the data identified three main ways history is represented: through textual practices, symbols, and rituals. Historical records on Norse religion are sparse and there is no recognizable continuity of practice. This lacuna leaves space to resolve the manifest tension between attempts to restore an old religion and its ideals and the necessity to represent it in a manner acceptable to modern life. History can then be variously called upon or rejected, given different rhetorical settings. This is all the more interesting as many adherents indicate that the spirituality they now pursue fits their own personal life stories. Many have a pre-history in various sub-cultures and their stories of modern Asatru breaking free from societal constraints mirror their own life narratives. Rather than setting up a dichotomy between re-imagination and re-construction as is sometimes done, mimicry is suggested as a better category.
ISSN:1469-9419
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2022.2055303