Religious heritage in the North: Monocultural or multicultural?
The article takes as its point of departure the notion that the Scandinavian countries have been dominated by a monocultural Lutheranism. This notion is nuanced by focusing on everyday life and oppositional voices. In the nineteenth century, the Lutheran state churches began to interpret their past...
| Published in: | Approaching religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
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2023
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| In: |
Approaching religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Lutheranism
/ Religious change
/ Religious conflict
/ History 1500-1900
B Norway / Church building / Cultural heritage / Religious pluralism / National consciousness / national minority / Geschichte 1800- |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CE Christian art CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KDA Church denominations KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
religious cultural heritage
B Scandinavian Lutheranism |
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| Summary: | The article takes as its point of departure the notion that the Scandinavian countries have been dominated by a monocultural Lutheranism. This notion is nuanced by focusing on everyday life and oppositional voices. In the nineteenth century, the Lutheran state churches began to interpret their past as religious cultural heritage. Focusing especially on Norway, it is argued that this monocultural perspective has been replaced by a multicultural one with emphasis on ethnic minorities and indigenous religious heritage, dialogue and tolerance. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-3121 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Approaching religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30664/ar.130637 |