Kiviuq

An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins

AvKira Van Deusen

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

Del i serien McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies

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Beskrivning

After decades exploring Siberian cultures, Kira Van Deusen turned to the Canadian north to ask many such questions, looking at them through the versions of one of their most respected legends - that of hero/shaman Kiviuq, an Inuit counterpart to Homer's Odysseus - told by forty Inuit elders. The elders' voices engage us directly, inviting us to look at the unique qualities of arctic heroism and its application to present-day concerns. Rich details from each of the elders' families help explain interpersonal challenges to survival in the north and offer both practical and spiritual lessons. Van Deusen also points out intriguing cultural connections across the Bering Strait, past and present.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-03-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:656 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies
Antal sidor:408
Förlag:McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN:9780773535008

Utforska kategorier

Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Kira Van Deusen is a storyteller and musician who has done extensive research on the oral traditions of Siberian indigenous peoples and the Canadian Inuit. Her previous books include Singing Story, Healing Drum: Shamans and Storytellers of Turkic Siberia

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"Missionaries forbade their converts any mention of the pre-Christian hero 'Kiviuq,' so each Inuit elder had to consider carefully before agreeing to speak out. Ms. Van Deusen brought to Nunavut the combination of respect and curiosity that had previously won her such powerful stories from Siberian aboriginal elders. If you read between the lines, this ancient story provides a key to human survival on earth." John Houston, filmmaker "A compelling project of the kind that only this author could have written - a creative and deeply human approach to a subject that invites a wide-range of reflections on oral and literary genres, native history and cultural change." Bruce Grant, anthropology, New York University "Van Deusen takes the reader on a journey into Inuit culture and from there across the Bering Straits into Sakha (Yakutiya) in Siberia, showing in deeply compelling ways how stories travel across cultures. I was enthralled." Adele Barker, Russian and Slavic Studies, University of Arizona