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Kiviuq : an Inuit hero and his Siberian cousins / Kira Van Deusen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Van Deusen, Kira, 1946-
- Series:
- McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 54.
- McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 54
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kiviuq (Legendary character).
- Kiviuq.
- Inuit--Nunavut--Folklore.
- Inuit.
- Legends--Nunavut.
- Legends.
- Legends--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.
- Oral tradition--Nunavut.
- Oral tradition.
- Shamanism--Nunavut.
- Shamanism.
- Storytelling--Nunavut.
- Storytelling.
- Superheroes--Arctic regions.
- Superheroes.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 393 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- After decades exploring Siberian cultures, Kira Van Deusen turned to the Canadian north to ask many such questions, looking at them through the versions of one of their most respected legends - that of hero/shaman Kiviuq, an Inuit counterpart to Homer's Odysseus - told by forty Inuit elders. The elders' voices engage us directly, inviting us to look at the unique qualities of arctic heroism and its application to present-day concerns. Rich details from each of the elders' families help explain interpersonal challenges to survival in the north and offer both practical and spiritual lessons. Van Deusen also points out intriguing cultural connections across the Bering Strait, past and present.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Kiviuq’s Life Story
- Journey to Nunavut, 2004
- Seal,Tuutalik, Storm at Sea
- Seal Cousins
- Bee Woman and Other Adventures
- Bee Cousins
- Wolf Women, Tiny Spiders, and Homecoming
- Wolf Cousins
- The Penis in the Lake
- Lake Cousins
- The Fox-Wife
- Fox Cousins
- The Grizzly Bear
- Grizzly Cousins
- The Goose-Wife
- Goose Cousins
- Conclusion
- Comments from Nunavut Elders
- Glossary
- Folklore Motifs
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612865770
- 9780773577831
- 0773577831
- 9781282865778
- 1282865773
- 9780773575226
- 0773575227
- OCLC:
- 1320902897
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