Europe: Symbolic Charisma And The Creation Of Nations: The Case Of The Sámi

Europe: Symbolic Charisma And The Creation Of Nations: The Case Of The Sámi Lars Elenius, 2011   The cultural charisma of the Sámi people has served to inscribe them in the nation myths of the Scandinavian states. This charisma was also built into the self-image of the Nordic countries when they established as a political organisation in the 1950s. While this charisma was to some extent created by leaders of the majority population, its symbolic value has also been used by the Sámi movement...

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