Experiencing and protecting sacred natural sites of Sámi and other indigenous peoples : the sacred Arctic

• Other Authors: Heinämäki, Leena, (Editor), Herrmann, Thora Martina, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
• Series: Springer Polar sciences.
• Subjects: Sami (European people) > Homes and haunts.; Indigenous peoples > Homes and haunts > Arctic regions.; Sami (European people) > Religion.; Indigenous peoples > Arctic regions > Religion.; Sami (European people) > Legal status, laws, etc.; Indigenous peoples > Legal status, laws, etc. > Arctic regions.; Sacred space > Law and legislation > Arctic regions.; Customary law > Arctic regions.; Arctic Regions.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319480695; 9783319480688
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 192 pages) : illustrations, map

This book focuses specifically on the experience and protection of indigenous, and particularly Sámi sacred sites in the Arctic. Sacred sites are being increasingly recognized as important reservoirs of Arctic cultural and biological diversity, as a means for the transmission of culture and identity...