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Nordic Animism episodes
- Far-right Extremism & Nordic SymbolismFar-right movements have co-opted Nordic Symbolism. Here Rune discusses this corruption, and examines ways to use Nordic Symbolism despite it.
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28 min - Explaining the Wheel of SeasonsExpounding on his work on the Nordic Animist Calendar, Rune talks about the Wheel of Seasons.
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18 min - DNA Testing (Ancestry 1)DNA, and it's role in modernist interpretations of ancestry.
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18 min - Cutting the Sacred TreeThe importance of the image of the tree in animist cultures, and the modern alienation from this concept relates to the modern abuse of ecologies.
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20 min - Christ and Odin on the Jelling StoneThe Jelling Stone represents the formal adoption of Christianity by Denmark. Analysis of the images whereon reveals the lingering presence of Nordic Mythology.
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16 min - Capitalism And Animist Gift ExchangeModern Capitalism emphasises the acquisition of wealth. Animist cultures value the ritual of gift giving as a way to foster relating and relationships, and may offer a way to address many of the issues Modern Capitalist societies face.
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31 min - Can Animism Cure us of Conspiracy TheoryConspiracy Theories attribute subjectivity and agency in ways which often cause harm, foster discrimination, and distract from effective solutions to problems. The Animist approach offers ways to address the needs Conspiracy Theories feed off.
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22 min - Bracteate Art (Interview with Dr. Teresa Ostergaard)Bracteates are coin like metal medals stamped on only one side, usually worn as jewellery, found in Northern Europe, predominantly during the Migration Period of the Germanic Iron Age. Dr Ostergaard’s work focuses on the images depicted on Bracteates as art pieces, and her work reveals the pre-modern animist attitudes to concepts such as power, authority, gender, spirituality, the body, time, and space.
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49 min - Being Woke the Animist WayBeing 'woke' (applying intersectionalist theory to social justice issues) is one of the most divisive topics in modern politics. Rune discusses how animist relating offers hope for reconciliation and a way forward.
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38 min - Animismem KommerBreif opfordring til at anerkende animismens tilbagevenden.
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About Nordic Animism
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NORDIC ANIMISM IS A PODCAST and PROJECT HELMED BY RUNE HJARNØ RASMUSSEN. Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is an historian of religion, Ph.d., educated from the Universities of Uppsala and Copenhagen.Rune has…
lived in many countries and done fieldwork in a number of contemporary (primarily Afro-descendant) religions, but since childhood he has been strongly interested in Nordic religion.
Today Rune is working on applying contemporary developments in anthropology to rethink the way we address Nordic religion, both in terms of scholarship, and also as a reservoir of cultural knowledge for environmental activism.
Follow Rune's work and buy products including the Nordic Animist Calendar at https://nordicanimism.com. Support Rune's work and gain access to exclusive content and previews at https://www.patreon.com › nordicanimism. Much, but not all, of this content consists of the audio of Rune's youtube videos, found at https://www.youtube.com/user/Runehr. Rune is planning to produce more podcast specific content going forwards.
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