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Author:
Laugrand, Fr©♭d©♭ric.
Title:
Hunters, predators and prey : Inuit perceptions of animals / Fr©♭d©♭ric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten.
Publisher:
Berghahn Books,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
x, 408 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Inuit--Rites and ceremonies.
Inuit--Hunting.
Human-animal relationships--Nunavut.
Animals--Folklore.
Other Authors:
Oosten, J. G., 1945-
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-400) and index.
Contents:
Theoretical perspectives -- The animals and their environment -- Becoming a good hunter -- Life and death -- The raven, the bringer of light -- Qupirruit, masters of life and death -- Fellow hunters -- The dog, partner of the hunter -- The bear, a fellow hunter -- Prey -- The caribou, the lice of the earth -- Seals, the offspring of the sea woman -- The whale, representing the whole -- Comparison and conclusions -- Appendix 1. Inuit elders -- Glossary of Inuktitut words.
ISBN:
1782384057 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781782384052 (hardback : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)899215159
LCCN:
2014000897
Locations:
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

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