Hunters, predators and prey : Inuit perceptions of animals /
"Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a category consisting of insects and...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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. Inuit elders
- Glossary of Inuktitut words.