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Hunters, predators and prey : Inuit perceptions of animals / by Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten

Author
Laugrand, Frédéric
Published
New York : Berghahn Books, 2014.
Physical Description
x, 408 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Oosten, J. G., 1945-

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Contents
Theoretical perspectives -- The animals and their environment -- Becoming a good hunter -- Life and death -- The raven, the bringer of light -- Qupirruit, masters of life and death -- Fellow hunters -- The dog, partner of the hunter -- The bear, a fellow hunter -- Prey -- The caribou, the lice of the earth -- Seals, the offspring of the sea woman -- The whale, representing the whole -- Comparison and conclusions -- Appendix 1. Inuit elders -- Glossary of Inuktitut words.
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ISBN
9781782384052 (hardback : alk. paper)
1782384057 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781782384069 (institutional ebook)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-400) and index.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries); 2014
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