Rune Rasmussen

Nordic Animism

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NORDIC ANIMISM IS A PODCAST and PROJECT HELMED BY RUNE HJARNØ RASMUSSEN. Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen is an historian of religion, Ph.d., educated from the Universities of Uppsala and Copenhagen. Rune has lived in many countries and done fieldwork in a number of contemporary (primarily Afro-descendant) religions, but since childhood he has been strongly interested in Nordic religion. Today Rune is working on applying contemporary developments in anthropology to rethink the way we address Nordic religion, both in terms of scholarship, and also as a reservoir of cultural knowledge for environmental act...

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Rune Rasmussen

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The Honourable Harvest 17.06.2026 20:39

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On Masks 28.05.2026 23:25

Masks in Pre-Modern Europe and beyond. Join the Nordic Animism patreon 👉    / nordicanimism   Find courses on Nordic Animism 👉 https://nordicanimism.com/courses Shop Nordic Animism at our webshop 👉 https://shop.nordicanimism.com/shop/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finding Zion In Dovre 07.05.2026 1:16:50

Atlantis, Sunken Islands, Wrong Story 24.04.2026 22:20

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Interview with Colm McNaughton 02.04.2026 59:22

Gaelic Animism and Latino Socialism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cat in Nordic Animism 19.03.2026 13:39

Rune argues that animist thinking is an essential part of human and non human relations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview with Chiara Baldini 12.03.2026 1:17:25

Rune talks with Chiara Baldini, author of The Psychedelic Mysteries of the Feminine, and musical performer as DJ Clandestina. You can find her mustic at CLANDESTINA https://soundcloud.com/clandestina-2-0/clandestina-da-gipsy-caravan-boom-festival-2018?fbclid=IwAR2EyNQJ3LetlG331sIzUPfTPw178P7KTjwKP-XuK52FljsiwbVpZdIeWBc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Child Sacrifice and Elite Power 26.02.2026 22:43

Care warning: this episode touches on historical events and current affairs that have the potential cause distress to some listeners. Please curate your content with self care in mind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pagan Animist... Or Animist Pagan? 12.02.2026 24:21

Rune discusses the overlap, inter-dependency, synchronicity, and compatibility between the concepts and practises of Paganism and Animism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

National Newspaper ("Information") Contribution 05.02.2026 17:49

Back after a Yule break, Rune adds to a debate in the Denmark newspaper 'Information' on Animism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Settler Totemism 01.01.2026 41:41

Tyson Yunkaporta is a Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University, National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute. He is well known for his book Sand Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Corpse Dance of Norway 24.12.2025 11:03

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New-Age to Alt-Right Pipeline 18.12.2025 25:23

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Danish episode -- Zombie Mythology & Returning to Animism 27.11.2025 20:44

A talk in Danish given for the CHAOS Symposium Nov 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the Dead in Finland 20.11.2025 1:14:44

Interview with Dalva Lamminmäki Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Do Witches Eat Babies? 30.10.2025 24:11

A Halloween themed episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wisdom of the Kogi People 24.09.2025 59:22

The Kogi (meaning 'jaguar') are the Indigenous group that resides in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in northern Columbia. he Kogi understand the Earth to be a living being, and see humanity as its "children." They say that our actions of exploitation, devastation, and plundering for resources is weakening "The Great Mother" and leading to our destruction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Interview with Graham Harvey 04.09.2025 1:29:46

Graham Harvey is an English professor of religious studies who specializes in modern Paganism, indigenous religions and animism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christianity and animism 14.08.2025 39:55

Nordic Animism's Producer Mattie talks about the tensions between cultural Christianity and animism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Bit of a Fox Story 24.07.2025 14:29

Rune shares some semi-improvised reflections on North European Fox story made for some of Tyson Yunkaporta's collaborators in Australia. They are working on spiritually naturalising Fox as an invasive species in Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview with Mari Boine Sami Singer 16.07.2025 1:03:22

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Mormon to Pagan Pipeline 09.07.2025 1:25:08

In this week's interivew, producer Mattie joins to share her experiences leaving Mormonism for animism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nordic Wheel Cross 19.06.2025 10:03

Rune discusses the Nordic Wheel Cross proposing a reading of the symbol as a map of the cosmos. Many references are made to visual symbols in this episode, so be sure to check out Rune's Youtube channel for the images, or use your search engine of choice to view the images discussed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Loki, Trump, and the Pope 04.06.2025 20:13

Rune responds to the recent AI generated image of Trump as the Pope, building on his previous analysis of the Trickster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Right Story& Mythic Serpents with Tyson Yunkaporta 20.05.2025 1:13:35

Rune talks with Professor Tyson Yunkaporta, founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Laboratory at Deakin University. Join the Nordic Animism patreon:  / nordicanimism   Subscribe to the New Moon Newsletter: eepurl.com/iiN29X Shop Nordic Animism: https://shop.nordicanimism.com/shop/ Find courses with Nordic Animism: https://nordicanimism.com/courses Learn more about Nordic A...