Hunters, predators and prey
Subtitle: Inuit perceptions of animals
By: by Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten
Contributors: Oosten, J. G., 1945-
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9781782384052; 9781782384069
Subjects: Inuit; Rites and ceremonies; Hunting; Human-animal relationships; Nunavut; Animals; Folklore
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-400) and index.
Table of contents: title: Theoretical perspectives; title: The animals and their environment; title: Becoming a good hunter; title: Life and death; title: The raven, the bringer of light; title: Qupirruit, masters of life and death; title: Fellow hunters; title: The dog, partner of the hunter; title: The bear, a fellow hunter; title: Prey; title: The caribou, the lice of the earth; title: Seals, the offspring of the sea woman; title: The whale, representing the whole; title: Comparison and conclusions; title: Appendix 1. Inuit elders; title: Glossary of Inuktitut words.