Ancient Land, Sacred Whale: The Inuit Hunt, Its Rituals and Poetry by Tom Lowenstein
Ancient Land, Sacred Whale: The Inuit Hunt, Its Rituals and Poetry
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Tom Lowenstein
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Ancient Land, Sacred Whale: The Inuit Hunt, Its Rituals and Poetry

Tom Lowenstein

181 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

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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...

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