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Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift 03-04/2017
Jan Ketil Simonsen, Kjersti Larsen: Redaksjonelt
Benedikte V. Lindskog, Tone Sommerfelt: Helse, nasjonalstat og virkelighetspolitikk
Lotte Danielsen: Mødrehelse som image og valuta
Camilla Hansen: Skjelvende fortellinger
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Putting the spiritual into practice
The aim of this article is to examine how Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophical ideas were reflected and put into practice in the lives of the Finnish couple Olly (Olga) Donner (1881–1956, neé Sinebrychoff) and Uno Donner (1872–1958). They enco…
The Symbolist aesthetic and the impact of occult and esoteric ideologies on modern art
Within the past couple of decades, art-historical scholarship has developed a more acute awareness of the need to reassess and re-evaluate its dominant narratives. It has become apparent that the value judgements that have guided modernist …
A relation of Swedenborgianism and anthroposophy
My article discusses the influence of Emanuel- Swedenborg on a Finnish female author, Kersti Bergroth (1886–1975) through one of Bergroth’s novels Eläviä ja kuolleita (‘The Living and the Dead’, 1945). Bergroth was a prolific author wi…
‘The one and only true and salvational faith’
In the 1880s, the religious life in Finland was in the midst of a turbulent period which, for some, presented a threat to traditional moral values and social cohesion while for others it was the beginning of a new, more liberal era. Du…
Vera Hjelt and the calling of theosophical universal work, 1894–1904
This article discusses the theosophy of Vera Hjelt (1857–1947), who was inspired by Annie Besant. Hjelt led an active life as a schoolteacher, factory owner, writer, occupational safety inspector and member of parliament. Hjelt experienced …
Esotericism in reverse
Western esotericism appears to be a field most precarious in terms of positioning. This article will highlight the divide between ‘critics’ and ‘religionists’ from a pre-Enlightenment position by discussing René Descartes’ role within esote…
Vulnerable Normality: Popular Neuroimaging and the Discursive Logic of the (Dis)able(d) Brain
The aim of this article is to analyse popular neuroimaging of (dis)able(d) brains as a cultural phenomenon, as well as to explore how there has been, during the last decades, a subtle but important change in the way “normal” brains are depicted in popu…
The Hamburgers in the Fridge: An Interview with Professor Nikolas Rose about Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Neuroscience and Critical Friendship
During 2016 and 2017 the Cultural Studies Group of Neuroscience at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences at Lund University in Sweden organised a seminar series titled the ‘Seminar on Neuroscience, Culture and Society’. Professor Nikolas Rose wa…
Personal Utopia: The “Good Life” in Popular Religion and Literature in Contemporary Sweden
This article examines the discourse of the “good life” in popular religion and literature in contemporary Sweden. The results indicate thnew spiritual movements (e.g. mindfulness and the Enneagram) situate traditional transcendental goals within the in…
Visualising the Hypnotised Brain: Hysteria Research from Charcot to Functional Brain Scans
Contrary to the widely held belief in the humanities that hysteria no longer exists, this article shows that the advent of new brain imaging technologies has reignited scientific research into this age-old disorder, once again linking it to hypnosis. E…
The Sci-Fi Brain: Narratives in Neuroscience and Popular Culture
The connection between neuroscience, popular media and lay perceptions of the brain involves the framing of complex scientific processes and results through familiar cultural narratives and metaphors. Such narratives are often built on the premise that…
Everyday Imaginaries, Narratives and Strokes: An Ethnographic Exploration of Narratives among Stroke Patients and their Spouses
That a stroke is a disruptive event in many people’s lives is no secret. That it also represents challenges to the communal construction of narratives between couples is less explored, and is the subject matter of this paper. With a narrative theoretic…
Neuro-Problems: Knowing Politics Through the Brain
In recent years, neuroscientific knowledge has been applied far beyond its context of emergence to explain human behaviour in general and to address a host of specific societal problems. In this article, we discuss the emerging research field of ‘neuro…
Interdisciplinary Entanglements: A review of Rethinking Interdisciplinarity across the Social Sciences and Neurosciences, by Felicity Callard and Des Fitzgerald (2015): Palgrave Macmillan.
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The Phenomenon of Brain World : Neuroculture in the Making by Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
The aim of this article is to explore how the phenomenon of brain world, as a symptom of a possible emerging neuroculture, is perceived and enacted by patients with Parkinson’s disease, who, in their daily life, are subjected to neuroscience, most ofte…
The Unbound Brain – A Thematic Introduction
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Culture Unbound Vol. 10 Editorial
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Migration and Ethnic Themes, Vol.33 No.3
Published: December 2017.
Migration and Ethnic Themes, Vol.33 No.3
Published: December 2017.
Etnološka istraživanja, Vol. No.22
Izdano: prosinca 2017.
Etnološka istraživanja, No.22
Izdano: prosinca 2017.
Rain Rituals as a Barometer of Vulnerability in an Uncertain Climate
Researchers and aid agencies, seeking to improve their understanding of local climate change responses, adaptation, and vulnerability, frequently interact with communities around the world who strongly emphasize their religious beliefs and practice…
Rain Rituals as a Barometer of Vulnerability in an Uncertain Climate
Researchers and aid agencies, seeking to improve their understanding of local climate change responses, adaptation, and vulnerability, frequently interact with communities around the world who strongly emphasize their religious beliefs and practice…