Author: Kleivan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004666389
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Eskimos - Greenland and Canada
Eskimos, Greenland and Canada
Author: Inge Kleivan
Publisher: Leiden : E.J. Brill
ISBN:
Category : Eskimo art
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Includes sections on ethnographic descriptions, general observations about the religion of the Eskimos, rites of passage in the individual's life cycle, hunting rituals, ritual behaviour in social conflict, the shaman, the world picture, the Inua of the sea - the Sedna cult, other cosmic deities, fear and anxiety. Includes 48 illustrations of various rites and beliefs.
Publisher: Leiden : E.J. Brill
ISBN:
Category : Eskimo art
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Includes sections on ethnographic descriptions, general observations about the religion of the Eskimos, rites of passage in the individual's life cycle, hunting rituals, ritual behaviour in social conflict, the shaman, the world picture, the Inua of the sea - the Sedna cult, other cosmic deities, fear and anxiety. Includes 48 illustrations of various rites and beliefs.
Iconography of Religions
Author: Inge Kleivan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004071605
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004071605
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Eskimo Poems from Canada and Greenland
Author: Knud Rasmussen
Publisher: [Pittsburgh] : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN:
Category : Canadian poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Publisher: [Pittsburgh] : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN:
Category : Canadian poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Eskimo of the Canadian Arctic
Author: Vallee Valentine
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A Comparative Manual of Affixes for the Inuit Dialects of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska
Author: Michael D. Fortescue
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788763511568
Category : Eskimo languages
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788763511568
Category : Eskimo languages
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
The Inuit (Eskimos) of Greenland and Northern Canada
Author: Conférence circumpolaire inuite
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Eskimo Poems from Canada and Greenland
Author: Knud Rasmussen
Publisher: London : Allison & Busby
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher: London : Allison & Busby
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Eskimos and Explorers
Author: Wendell H. Oswalt
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803286139
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Corrects misconceptions about Eskimo life, analyzes early accounts by European explorers, and evaluates the impact these explorers had on Eskimo culture
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803286139
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Corrects misconceptions about Eskimo life, analyzes early accounts by European explorers, and evaluates the impact these explorers had on Eskimo culture
White Eskimo
Author: Stephen R. Bown
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306822830
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Among the explorers made famous for revealing hitherto impenetrable cultures-T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger in the Middle East, Richard Burton in Africa-Knud Rasmussen stands out not only for his physical bravery but also for the beauty of his writing. Part Danish, part Inuit, Rasmussen made a courageous three-year journey by dog sled from Greenland to Alaska to reveal the common origins of all circumpolar peoples. Lovers of Arctic adventure, exotic cultures, and timeless legend will relish this gripping tale by Stephen R. Bown, known as "Canada's Simon Winchester."
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306822830
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Among the explorers made famous for revealing hitherto impenetrable cultures-T. E. Lawrence and Wilfred Thesiger in the Middle East, Richard Burton in Africa-Knud Rasmussen stands out not only for his physical bravery but also for the beauty of his writing. Part Danish, part Inuit, Rasmussen made a courageous three-year journey by dog sled from Greenland to Alaska to reveal the common origins of all circumpolar peoples. Lovers of Arctic adventure, exotic cultures, and timeless legend will relish this gripping tale by Stephen R. Bown, known as "Canada's Simon Winchester."