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Autore |
Laugrand Frédéric |
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Titolo |
Hunters, predators and prey : Inuit perceptions of animals / / Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten |
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New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Berghahn, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-78533-337-2 |
1-78238-406-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (418 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Inuit - Rites and ceremonies |
Inuit - Hunting |
Human-animal relationships - Nunavut |
Animals |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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human being. A discussion of the renewal of whale hunting accompanies the chapters about animals considered ""p |
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