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

• Autore: Laugrand Frédéric
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Berghahn, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (418 p.)
• Disciplina: 398.24/5
• Soggetto topico: Inuit - Rites and ceremonies; Inuit - Hunting; Human-animal relationships - Nunavut; Animals
• Persona (resp. second.): OostenJ. G. <1945->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Hunters, predators and prey
• ISBN: 1-78533-337-2; 1-78238-406-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808989703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II