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Ancient Land, Sacred Whale: The Inuit Hunt, Its Rituals and Poetry
Ancient Land Sacred Whale The Inuit Hunt Its Rituals and Poetry
Author: Tom Lowenstein
A breathtaking record of a rapidly vanishing culture of the North Alaskan wilderness. On a tiny peninsula in the North Alaskan wilderness, the Inuit of Tikigaq worshipped the whales they killed, evolving an elaborate system of myths and rituals to accompany the hunt. Oral historian and poet Tom Lowenstein began to explore this "ritual metropoli...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781860465758
ISBN-10: 1860465757
Pages: 181
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Harvill Pr
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