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Beyond Ludism: Anthropological Research as Interruption
by Edwin Koster and Peter Gerrit Albert Versteeg
Religions 2026, 17(7), 810; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel17070810 - 7 Jul 2026
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This paper critically examines methodological ludism as a research approach in the anthropology of religion, addressing the enduring insider/outsider problem. Methodological ludism, as proposed by André Droogers, encourages scholars to playfully engage with religious perspectives to transcend dichotomies between belief and analysis. While [...] Read more.
This paper critically examines methodological ludism as a research approach in the anthropology of religion, addressing the enduring insider/outsider problem. Methodological ludism, as proposed by André Droogers, encourages scholars to playfully engage with religious perspectives to transcend dichotomies between belief and analysis. While this ludic stance offers a dynamic alternative to methodological agnosticism, the authors argue that it underestimates the transformative impact of fieldwork. Through case studies, including those by Knibbe and Droogers, Van de Port, and McCarthy Brown, the paper demonstrates that researchers are often deeply affected by religious contexts, challenging the notion of detached play. The authors propose a shift toward transformative anthropology, emphasizing embodied and emotional engagement over rational control. Ultimately, they suggest that fieldwork may not make scholars insiders, but rather outsiders to their own prior frameworks, reshaping their understanding of reality and knowledge. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Theology and Anthropology: A Critical Discussion)
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Nature and Magic as Representation of “The Sami”—Sami Shamanistic Material in Popular Culture
by Anne Kalvig
Religions 2020, 11(9), 453; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel11090453 - 5 Sep 2020
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This article examines how magic and nature become representations of both “the Sami” and “Sami shamanism” in animation films Frozen 2 and Klaus, in the television crime series Midnattssol (Midnight Sun) and in three Eurovision Song Contest contributions partly by [...] Read more.
This article examines how magic and nature become representations of both “the Sami” and “Sami shamanism” in animation films Frozen 2 and Klaus, in the television crime series Midnattssol (Midnight Sun) and in three Eurovision Song Contest contributions partly by Sami artists, containing joik. With a methodological ludism approach and with material theory, the article asks how “the Sami” and shamanism are made relevant as spiritual or religious categories within popular cultural products, and how (and why) spirituality is being constructed and communicated on a more general level in a time of eco-crisis, where there is a growing global interest in perceived shamanistic and animistic perceptions of the world, nature, and ourselves. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sámi Religion: Religious Identities, Practices and Dynamics)
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