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Has that been continuously practiced? Other wikipedia pages [0][1] on the Sami suggest that they were all converted to Christianity by the end of the 18th centu
by u9rptDjqLl0Pdcz 5y ago
Has that been continuously practiced? Other wikipedia pages [0][1] on the Sami suggest that they were all converted to Christianity by the end of the 18th century. There are people who practice Norse paganism today but that is a reconstructed faith based on old writings rather than a surviving religion.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_the_S%C3%A1mi_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_the_S%C3%A...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_people#Religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1mi_people#Religion
- throwaway894345 5y agoIt's unclear to me. The wikipedia article doesn't say, but it seems to refer to it in the present tense as though it is still practiced. I would hope if it died out and was then reconstructed, the entry would mention as much. Here's an article linked to in the entry, which I don't have time to read, but sounds promising: The Decline of the Sámi People’s Indigenous Religion http://www.laits.utexas.edu/sami/diehtu/siida/christian/decline.htm http://www.laits.utexas.edu/sami/diehtu/siida/christian/decl...
- shkkmo 5y agoThe Sami Religion was influenced by but not identical with Norse mythology. It appears to have been extinct for the last couple hundred yeats after facing a significant ongoing persecution and conversion.