Why Sami Sing - Knowing Through Melodies in Northern Norway

Why Sámi Sing is an anthropological inquiry into a singing practice found among the Indigenous Sámi people, living in the northernmost part of Europe.

List of contents

Part I Introduction
1 Presence | Leahkit
Part II Knowing the Environment
2 Horizon | Luondu
3 Appetition | Geaidit
4 Enchantment | Gierran
5 Score | Luodda
Part III Knowing the Past
6 Echo | Skádja
7 Primordial | Eamifápmu
Part IV Conclusion
8 Recursivity | Gierdu
Appendix A List of place names
Appendix B List of interviews and yoik courses

About the author

Stéphane Aubinet is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Musicology at the University of Oslo, Norway.

Summary

Why Sámi Sing is an anthropological inquiry into a singing practice found among the Indigenous Sámi people, living in the northernmost part of Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Stephane Aubinet, Stéphane Aubinet
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2023
• EAN: 9781032328690
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232869-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Arctic Worlds
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Europe, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Regional Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Regional / International studies, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres