Ancient Land: Sacred Whale : The Inuit Hunt and Its Rituals

by Tom Lowenstein

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In the North Alaskan wilderness on a tiny peninsula called Tikigaq an ancient people evolved an intricate densely woven system of rites to accompany their hunting. For fifteen hundred years, till late last century, elaborate myth and magic were integral to the Tikigaq way of life.

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Poetry, Religion & Spirituality
DDC/MDS
639.2Applied science & technologyAgricultureHunting, fishing, conservation, related technologiesCommercial fishing, whaling, sealing
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E99 .E7 .L68History of the United StatesAmericaIndians of North AmericaIndian tribes and cultures

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