Ancient land: sacred whale
Auteur :
Lowenstein, Tom
Éditeur :
Vintage Publishing
ISBN :
9781846555763
Date de publication :
5 juil. 2011
Dimensions :
22,0 x 14,8 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
234 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.