Inuit shamanism and Christianity [[electronic resource] ] : transitions and transformations in the twentieth century / / Frédéric B. Laugrand and Jarich G. Oosten

• Autore: Laugrand Frédéric
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: xx, 467 p. : ill., map
• Disciplina: 299.7/812
• Soggetto topico: Christianity - Canada, Northern - History - 20th century; Inuit mythology; Inuit - Missions; Inuit - Religion; Inuit - Social life and customs; Shamanism - Canada, Northern - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Canada, Northern; Nunavut; Nordwestterritorien
• Altri autori: OostenJ. G. <1945->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Pt. 1. Angakkuuniq and Christianity. Continuity and decline -- Missionaries and Angakkuit -- Inuit winter feasts -- ; Pt. 2. Animals, owners, and non-human beings. Hunters and prey -- The owners of the sky, the land, and the sea -- Inuunngittut, non-human beings from the land and the sea -- ; Pt. 3. Encounters, healing, and power. Initiation, visions, and dreams -- Healing as a socio-cosmic process -- Powerful objects and words -- ; Pt. 4. Connecting to ancestors and land. Connecting to ancestors : Qilaniq and Qilauti, head lifting and drum dancing -- Reconnecting people and healing the land : Inuit Pentecostal and evangelical movements -- Transitions and transformations -- ; Appendix 1. Glossary of Inuktitut words -- Appendix 2. Inuit elders.
• Sommario/riassunto: Annotation
• Altri titoli varianti: Transitions and transformations in the twentieth century
• Titolo autorizzato: Inuit shamanism and Christianity
• ISBN: 1-282-86681-8; 9786612866814; 0-7735-7636-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789862703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; ; 59.