Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes - Molly Bassett
9. Why is it sometimes risky to present Indigenous traditions as religious?
Indigenous Religious Traditions in Five Minutes - Molly Bassett
Bjørn Ola Tafjord [+]
University of Tromsø
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Bjørn Ola Tafjord is professor of religious studies at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, co-leader of the research group Indigenous Religion(s): Local Grounds, Global Networks (INREL), and PI of the collaborative research project The Governmateriality of Indigenous Religions (GOVMAT).
Description
This chapter briefly points out some of the risks that may arise if or when certain indigenous traditions are categorized as ‘religious’.