Sami Shamanism

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Sami shamanism is a Sami polytheistic religion. Though it varied considerably from region to region within Sapmi, it commonly emphasized ancestor worship and animal spirits, such as the bear cult. Sami religion is also based on archaeological remains and w [...]
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Sami shamanism is a Sami polytheistic religion. Though it varied considerably from region to region within Sapmi, it commonly emphasized ancestor worship and animal spirits, such as the bear cult. Sami religion is also based on archaeological remains and written sources from missionary work in northern Scandinavia during the Middle Ages and up to the early 18th century, though some of the knowledge exists as family oral tradition. Aside from the Bear Cult, there are other animal spirits such as the Haldi who watched over nature. Some Sami people had a thunder god called Tiermes, sometimes called Horagalles. Radien or Vearalden was a sky-ruling god. The symbol of the world tree or pillar similar in Finnish mythology that reached up to the North star was marked by a stytto.