Download or read book Mythology of the Inuit written by Evelyn Wolfson and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-09 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the long cold winter nights, Inuit families snuggled together in their winter houses and listened to tales about a time when unbelievable things could happen. These adventurers broke up the long hours of winter darkness and gave the listeners a cultural and traditional heritage. Each chapter is followed by a Question and Answer section which covers themes, symbols, and characters; and an Expert Commentary section, which makes for great discussion. This book is developed from INUIT MYTHOLOGY to allow republication of the original text into ebook, paperback, and trade editions.
Download or read book World Mythology written by Roy G. Willis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1993 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great myths of the world create meaning out of the fundamental events of human existence: birth, death, conflict, loss, reconciliation, the cycle of the seasons. They speak to us of life itself in voices still intelligible, yet compellingly strange and distant. World Mythology offers readers an authoritative and wide-ranging guide to these enduring mythological traditions, combining the pure narrative of the myths themselves with the background necessary for more complete understanding. Here, noted mythology expert Roy Willis, brings together a team of nineteen leading scholars navigate a clear path through the complexities of myth as they distill the essence of each regional tradition and focus on the most significant figures and the most enthralling stories. All aspects of the world's key mythologies are covered, from tales of warring deities and demons to stories of revenge and metamorphosis; from accounts of lustful gods and star-crossed human lovers to journeys in the underworld. All are told at length and are accompanied by illuminating and readable introductory text. Also included are summaries of important theories about the origins and meaning of myth, and an examination of themes that recur across a range of civilizations. Beautifully illustrated with more than 500 color photographs, works of art, charts, and maps, World Mythology offers readers the most accessible guide yet to the heritage of the world's imagination.
Download or read book Taiksumani written by Keith Christopher and published by [Iqaluit] : Nunavut Bilingual Education Society. This book was released on 2004 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inuit Mythology written by Hasty History and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-06-25 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to exploring the gods and goddesses that the Inuit people and Eskimos worshiped, and within the pages you will find more information about: Inuit myths about the creation of the world. The intriguing stories and legends of Nanuk and Sedna. The Inuit religion and how it relates the natural environment they lived in. Inuit mythological names and their meanings. Inuit mythology is intricate, complex, and the ideals behind some of their mythological beliefs were often intertwined with real life events. This book will examine how both myth and fact contributed to the culture and traditions of the Inuit people, and how these influences and some stories continue to live on throughout the centuries. Add this book to cart now.
Download or read book Stories of the Amautalik written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Inuit myths and legends.
Download or read book American African and Old European Mythologies written by Yves Bonnefoy and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-05-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 80 articles on mythologies from around the world, including Native Americans, African, Celtic, Norse, and Slavic, and about such topics as fire, the cosmos, and creation. Also includes an overview of the Indo-Europeans and an essay on the religions and myths of Armenia. Illustrations.
Download or read book Mythology written by Kelly Mass and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered about the Aztecs, the Incas, the Inuit, or the Polynesians and their beliefs? Did they have myths like the ancient Greek civilization? Were there spirits, gods, or supernatural creatures they believed in?These are the topics of this elaborate guide. The false notions about these peoples will be outlined and debunked. The confusion will be done away with, as you read through these explanations about how all these stories all fit together.Many of us don't know much about mythological stories from these regions, and it is my pleasure and privilege to educate you on the intricate details that lie within them. That's why I have also provided some fascinating facts and historical background about each of these peoples. Creation myths, legacies, the sacrificing of children, the empires, and their wars are all mentioned and touched on in this book.So, go ahead and sit back in a comfortable chair, relax, and read or listen to the peculiar, occult, or sometimes even gruesome and dark, controversial legends from these American and Oceanic areas.
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to World Mythology written by David Leeming and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-17 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interesting and lively book that contains articles on heros, villains, mythologists and mythological approaches.
Download or read book Inuit Stories of Being and Rebirth written by Bernard Saladin d'Anglure and published by Univ. of Manitoba Press. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ujarak, Iqallijuq, and Kupaaq were elders from the Inuit community on Igloolik Island in Nunavut. The three elders, among others, shared with Bernard Saladin d’Anglure the narratives which make up the heart of Inuit Stories of Being and Rebirth. Through their words, and historical sources recorded by Franz Boas and Knud Rasmussen, Saladin d’Anglure examines the Inuit notion of personhood and its relationship to cosmology and mythology. Central to these stories are womb memories, narratives of birth and reincarnation, and the concept of the third sex—an intermediate identity between male and female. As explained through first-person accounts and traditional legends, myths, and folk tales, the presence of transgender individuals informs Inuit relationships to one another and to the world at large, transcending the dualities of male and female, human and animal, human and spirit. This new English edition includes the 2006 preface by Claude Lévi-Strauss and an afterword by Bernard Saladin d’Anglure.
Download or read book Eight Inuit myths Inuit unipkaaqtuat pingasuniarvinilit written by and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary and morphemic translations of eight Nassilingmiut (Central Arctic Inuit) myths are provided.
Download or read book The Owner of the Sea written by Richard Price and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In re-telling the Inuit stories included here, Richard Price opens out remarkable northern vistas and unfamiliar narratives, strange gods, and unforgettable characters. Carol Rumens described Price as a poet who is 'brilliant quietly: inventive, sometimes dazzling, but never merely showy': precisely the talents for rendering, rather than appropriating these great story-cycles of Inuit culture. Here we learn of 'Sedna the Sea Goddess' and 'Kiviuq the Hunter,' the central protagonists of the book's remarkable stories. They are rich in extraordinary incident. In Sedna's world women can marry dogs and have half-puppy, half-human children; birds beat their wings so hard they call down a storm on a fugitive kayak; walruses originate from...well that would be telling. Each story-cycle abounds in natural wonder, celebrating our creaturely relations with our fellow inhabitants of land and sea. 'The Old Woman Who Changed Herself into a Man,' a short narrative, bridges the major sequences, telling the story of an older woman and a younger one who become lovers in the isolation of their remote home.
Download or read book The Shadows That Rush Past written by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and published by Inuit Folktales. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces young readers to some of the creepiest, scariest stories from Inuit mythology.
Download or read book Stories of Survival and Revenge written by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and published by Inhabit Media. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stories of survival and revenge presents three action-packed Inuit folktales: the stories of Nuliajuk, the mother of the sea mammals; Kaugjagjuk, the mistreated orphan who seeks revenge; and the Nanurluk, an enormous polar bear many times the size of a regular bear. With comic book-inspired illustrations, this book presents these folktales as they were meant to be experienced, with all of the heart-pounding action and awe-inspiring creatures that Inuit mythology has to offer."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Mythology of the North American Indian and Inuit Nations written by Brian Leigh Molyneaux and published by Southwater Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The North American continent is a vast land of great contrasts once inhabited by native peoples and tribes as diverse as the landscapes. Each of the ancient nations had traditions and mythologies which reflected their way of life and provided meaning, balance and a sense of place. Their mythologies were concerned with the power of the spirit world and attempted to explain the vastness of the cosmos and the wonders of nature as well as the mysteries of the human mind. There are tales of tricksters, animal spirits, dark demons and transformation: the tradition of story-telling kept these mythologies alive for thousands of years, up to the present day.
Download or read book James Houston s Treasury of Inuit Legends written by James A. Houston and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Houston helped introduce Inuit culture to the world with his remarkable art and stories. Here are four of his exciting Inuit folk tales--"The White Archer", "Akavak," "Tikta'liktak" and "Wolf Run"--collected in one beautiful volume. "The White Archer" and "Tikta'liktak" were both named an Eskimo Legend CLA Book of the Year for Children in the 1960s.James Houston made his first journey to the Canadian Arctic in 1948 in search of a new land to paint. He lived with Inuit and Indian people in the Arctic for 12 years and grew to understand them and their way of life."Houston's knowledge of the Inuit people and their culture is astounding. And his description of the Arctic is both powerful and sometimes frightening--a cold, lonely world that can do strange things to men's minds." --Toronto StarAges 8 and up
Download or read book Classifying Vertebrates written by Keith Christopher and published by [Iqaluit] : Nunavut Bilingual Education Society. This book was released on 2005 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word Taiksumani means the past. This book looks backwards into the past to Inuit mythology. Inuit stories are full of supernatural beings, and brings a collection of traditional stories that highlight these fantastic beings. Their stories vary from region to region in the north. This bilinguial edition was first published in 1996. 72 pages are in English and 72 are in Inuktitut.
Download or read book Unikkaaqtuat an Introduction to Inuit Myths and Legends written by Neil Christopher and published by Inhabit Media. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unikkaaqtuat is the Inuktitut word meaning "to tell stories." This definitive collection of Inuit legends is thoughtfully introduced and carefully annotated to provide the historical and cultural context in which to understand this rich oral tradition. Fascinating and educational, this little-known part of Canada's heritage will captivate readers of all ages. As a work of historical and cultural preservation, this textbook will be invaluable to those studying Inuit.
