noaidi
Sign in to savethumb|Sami noaidi with a meavrresgárri drum used for [[runic divination. Illustration printed from copperplates by O.H. von Lode, after drawings made by Knud Leem (1767).]] A noaidi (, , , , , , ) is a shaman of the Sami people in the Nordic countries, playing a role in Sámi religious practices. Most noaidi practices died out during the 17th century, most likely because they resisted Christianization of the Sámi people and the king's authority. Their actions were referred to in courts as "magic" or "sorcery" (cf. witchcraft). Several Sámi shamanistic beliefs and practices are similar to those
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- Description and history
- Remnants in music tradition
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|Sami noaidi with a meavrresgárri drum used for [[runic divination. Illustration printed from copperplates by O.H. von Lode, after drawings made by Knud Leem (1767).]] A noaidi (, , , , , , ) is a shaman of the Sami people in the Nordic countries, playing a role in Sámi religious practices. Most noaidi practices died out during the 17th century, most likely because they resisted Christianization of the Sámi people and the king's authority. Their actions were referred to in courts as "magic" or "sorcery" (cf. witchcraft). Several Sámi shamanistic beliefs and practices are similar to those of some Siberian cultures.
==Description and history==