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Powers which we do not know : the gods and spirits of the Inuit / Daniel Merkur.
This study examines common Inuit experiential religious concepts and investigates souls, spirits and indwellers in nature and in the wind, in their significance to the everyday world. Includes the activities of the shaman and stories of the Sea Mother, Moon Man, Eagel, Tornarssuk the polar bear spirit, the Moon Dog, the Raven Father, Eagle the hunter's helper and 'the one with an amaut'.
Record details
- ISBN: 0893011487 (paper)
- ISBN: 9780893011482 (paper)
- ISBN: 0893011428 (cloth)
- ISBN: 9780893011420 (cloth)
- Physical Description: x, 280 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Moscow, Idaho : University of Idaho Press, �1991.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-271) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1. Souls, Spirits, and Indwellers in Nature -- 2. The Breath-Soul and the Indweller in the Wind -- 3. Idealism and Shamanic Seances -- 4. The Earth Indweller -- 5. The Mother of Caribou and Walrus -- 6. The Rise of the Sea Mother -- 7. Reincarnation and the Moon Man -- 8. Eagle, the Hunter's Helper -- 9. The Raven Father -- 10. Tornarssuk, the Polar Bear Spirit -- 11. The Moon Dog -- 12. The One with an Amaut.
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- Subject:
- Eskimos > Religion.
Eskimo mythology.
Inuit gods.
Inuit > Religion.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 99 .I58 R3 M47 1991 | 285392 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
Electronic resources
Version of Resource: http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780893011420.pdf
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