Open AccessFørstefødtlæstadianernes selvrepresentasjon. En analyse av to brosjyrer
Author(s) -
Bengt-Ove Andreassen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nordlit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1503-2086
pISSN - 0809-1668
DOI - 10.7557/13.2372
Subject(s) - firstborn , norwegian , argument (complex analysis) , mediation , identity (music) , psychology , social psychology , representation (politics) , sociology , linguistics , political science , law , philosophy , medicine , demography , birth order , social science , population , politics , aesthetics
In 1992 and 2010 the group within the Laestadian tradition labeled “the firstborns” or “the firstborn group” published brochures in which they express their beliefs and identity. Using a discourse analytical approach the article aims to examine the Firstborn’s selfrepresentation in these brochures. A goal is to investigate whether or not the Firstborn self-representation has changed in the period between the two brochures. A main argument is that the group’s mediation and way of representing themselves in 2010 is characterized by a new use of established concepts which point to a possible secession from the Norwegian State Church and the establishment of a separate independent religious organization