#54 Nordic Animism: Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen

Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is a Historian of Religion, Ph.d from Uppsala University in Sweden. His research into Afro-diasporic strategies for maintaining animist reality in the modern world has lead him towards reading North European cultural history from the perspective of rejected animist knowledge and practice. The objective is to recover Euro-traditioanl forms of landconnectedness ecological knowledge and kinship with the greater community of beings. Rune has lived in a number of countries in Europe, Africa North- and South America and presently runs the platform “Nordic Animism”. Links: Nordic Animism YouTube Instagram Topics: 0:00 – Introduction 2:39 – Christianity and Animism 5:13 – Heart of Nordic Animism 10:05 – Decolonization 12:39 – Animism in Academia 14:44 – Universal Animism 17:50 – Bio-ancestry 23:18 – Animism as a Spiritual Practice 41:50 – Animism and Societal Problems 48:00 – Animism and Trauma 55:24 – Getting Started with Animism