Among Unknown Eskimo
Among Unknown Eskimo

Author: Julian W. Bilby

Publisher: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company

Published: 1923

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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Narrative description of living conditions and culture of the Eskimo of Baffin Island in the early twentieth century.

Mythology of the Inuit
Mythology of the Inuit

Author: Evelyn Wolfson

Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2014-09

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0766061795

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During the long cold winter nights, Inuit families snuggled together in their winter houses and listened to tales about a time when unbelievable things could happen. These adventurers broke up the long hours of winter darkness and gave the listeners a cultural and traditional heritage. Each chapter is followed by a Question and Answer section which covers themes, symbols, and characters; and an Expert Commentary section, which makes for great discussion. This book is developed from INUIT MYTHOLOGY to allow republication of the original text into ebook, paperback, and trade editions.

Hunters, Predators and Prey
Hunters, Predators and Prey

Author: Frédéric Laugrand

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1782384065

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Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. The authors 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, they 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 ‘prey par excellence’: the caribou, the seals and the whale, symbol of the whole. By giving precedence to Inuit categories such as ‘inua’ (owner) and ‘tarniq’ (shade) over European concepts such as ‘spirit ‘and ‘soul’, the book compares and contrasts human beings and animals to provide a better understanding of human-animal relationships in a hunting society.