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

"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...

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Online Access:Electronic book from JSTOR
Main Author: Laugrand, Frédéric (Author)
Other Authors: Oosten, J. G., 1945-2016
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published:New York : Berghahn Books, 2015.
©2015
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245 1 0 |a Hunters, predators and prey :  |b Inuit perceptions of animals /  |c Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten. 
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505 0 |a 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. Inuit elders -- Glossary of Inuktitut words. 
520 |a "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"--Provided by publisher 
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