Hunters, predators and prey : Inuit perceptions of animals / Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laugrand, Frédéric, author.

Oosten, J. G., 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inuit--Rites and ceremonies.

Inuit.

Inuit--Hunting.

Human-animal relationships--Nunavut.

Human-animal relationships.

Animals--Folklore.

Animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford, England : Berghahn, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. Laugrand and Oosten 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 other small life forms. After these non-social and inedible animals, the authors discuss the dog, the companion of the hunter, and the fellow hunter, the bear, considered to resemble a human being. A discussion of the renewal of whale hunting accompanies the chapters about animals considered ""p

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Part I - Introduction; Chapter 1 - Theoretical Perspectives; Chapter 2 - The Animals and Their Environment; Chapter 3 - The Making of a Good Hunter; Part II - Life and Death; Chapter 4 - The Raven, the Bringer of Light; Chapter 5 - Qupirruit, Masters of Life and Death; Part III - Fellow Hunters; Chapter 6 - The Dog, Partner of the Hunter; Chapter 7 - The Bear, a Fellow Hunter; Part IV - Prey; Chapter 8 - The Caribou, the Lice of the Earth; Chapter 9 - The Seal, the Offspring of the Sea Woman; Chapter 10 - The Whale, Representing the Whole

Comparisons and Conclusions; Appendix - Inuit Elders; Glossary of Inuktitut Words; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80758-766-5

1-78533-337-2

1-78238-406-5

OCLC:

891445971