Powers which we do not know
Subtitle: the gods and spirits of the Inuit
By: Daniel Merkur.
Publisher: University of Idaho Press; Univ of Idaho Pr
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Moscow, Idaho
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Eskimos -- Religion; Eskimo mythology
Description: 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'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-271) and index.