Browsing Omsorgsbiblioteket by Author "Evjen, Bjørg"
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Research on and by "the Other": Focusing on the Researcher's Encounter with the Lule sami in a Historically Changing Context
Evjen, Bjørg (Journal article, 2009)A century and half ago, the encounter between the researcher and those (s)he researched were described and seen from the vantage point of the researcher. ‘The others’ participated in the encounters, but were seldom asked ... -
“There are more things in heaven and earth!” How knowledge about traditional healing affects clinical practice: interviews with conventional health personnel
Larsen, Anette Langås; Salamonsen, A.; Kristoffersen, A.E.; Hamran, Torunn; Evjen, Bjørg; Stub, T. (Journal article, 2017)People with Sami and Norwegian background are frequent users of traditional folk medicine (TM). Traditional healing, such as religious prayers of healing (reading) and the laying on of hands, are examples of commonly used ... -
“We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway
Langås-Larsen, Anette; Salamonsen, Anita; Kristoffersen, Agnete Egilsdatter; Hamran, Torunn; Evjen, Bjørg; Stub, Trine (Journal article, 2018)Background: When people in Northern Norway get ill, they often use traditional medicine. The global aim of this study was to examine the extended family networks’ function and responsibility in cases of illness in the ...