Laestadianism

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Laestadianism is a conservative Lutheran revival movement that emerged in the 19th century among the Sámi and other northern Scandinavian populations, emphasizing strict morality, repentance, and lay preaching.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Conservative Laestadianism 1
Firstborn Laestadianism 1
Laestadianism canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious movement
Lutheran revival movement
coreDoctrine doctrine of the priesthood of all believers
justification by faith
necessity of living faith
countryOfOrigin Sweden
denominationOf Christianity
discourages birth control
dancing
theater attendance
use of cosmetics
worldly entertainment
emphasizes absolution pronounced by lay believers
confession of sins
holiness of life
personal conversion
repentance
strict morality
encourages large families
foundedBy Lars Levi Laestadius
hasBranch Association of Peace movement
Laestadianism self-linksurface differs
surface form: Conservative Laestadianism

Laestadianism self-linksurface differs
surface form: Firstborn Laestadianism

Little Firstborns
Laestadianism self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Awakening Laestadianism
hasCommunityIn Canada
Estonia
Finland
Greenland
Norway
Russia
Sweden
United States of America
surface form: United States
historicalContext 19th-century Lutheran pietism
influenced Sámi religious life
northern Finnish culture
northern Swedish culture
influencedBy Lutheran orthodoxy
Pietism
languageUsed English
Finnish
Northern Sami language
surface form: Northern Sámi

Norwegian language
surface form: Norwegian

Swedish
musicTradition unaccompanied hymn singing
namedAfter Lars Levi Laestadius
originatedAmong Finnish-speaking populations
Swedish-speaking populations
Sámi
surface form: Sámi people
practices collective confession
house meetings
lay preaching
prohibits alcohol consumption
regionOfOrigin northern Scandinavia
religiousText Bible
religiousTradition Lutheranism
startTime 1840s
theologicalOrientation conservative Lutheran
viewOnChurch emphasis on the invisible church of true believers
worshipStyle simple and austere

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sami people religion Laestadianism
Laestadianism hasBranch Laestadianism self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Firstborn Laestadianism
Laestadianism hasBranch Laestadianism self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Conservative Laestadianism
Laestadianism hasBranch Laestadianism self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New Awakening Laestadianism