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Ailo Gaup - The Night Between Days - The Sámi noaides
Identifier
011535
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Ailo Gaup [a modern Sámi author] - The Night Between Days 1992
In the old days the noaides were asked for advice in many matters. They were healers. They travelled with their soul bodies over the tundra, were on the lookout for game when hunger threatened. They sang fish into the net and whales up on the beach. They controlled weather and moved islands. They led enemies astray. They kindled love. They sent the spirits of illness home and brought souls back. They entertained on long nights; they told stories, sang and clowned. They competed to find treasure of silver and gold. They worked with forefathers and guardian spirits and with nature’s forces