Ancient Land: Sacred Whale

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Description

On a tiny peninsula, the Inuit of Tikigaq worshipped the whales they killed, evolving an elaborate system of myths and rituals to accompany the hunt. Lowenstein began to explore these in 1973 and recorded the complex tales of the elders, providing a classic text on the vanishing culture of the North Alaskan wilderness.

Additional information

Weight0.234 kg
Dimensions1.3 × 14.8 × 22 cm
Format

Paperback

Pages

181

Year Published

2011-7-5

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1846555760

About The Author

Tom Lowenstein worked with storytellers in Point Hope, Alaska, between 1973 and 1988. He now lives in London with his partner and two daughters. He is currently working on a study of contact in the nineteenth century between Point Hope Inuit and Euro-Americans.

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