Inuit shamanism and Christianity :
Laugrand, Frédéric,
Inuit shamanism and Christianity : transitions and transformations in the twentieth century / Frédéric B. Laugrand and Jarich G. Oosten. - Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2010 - 1 online resource (xx, 467 pages : illustrations, map, portraits. - McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 59 . - McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 59. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-457) and index.
pt. 1. Angakkuuniq and Christianity. Continuity and decline -- Missionaries and Angakkuit -- Inuit winter feasts.
While the transition to Christianity in the Canadian Arctic occurred between the end of the eighteenth century and the 1950s, the various and complex transformations that happened during this time have not been fully understood. Using both archival material and oral testimony collected during workshops in Nunavut between 1996 and 2008, FrÉdÉric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten provide a nuanced look at Inuit religion, offering a strong counter narrative to the idea that traditional Inuit culture declined post-contact. They show that setting up a dichotomy between a past identified with traditional culture and a present involving Christianity obscures the continuity and dynamics of Inuit society, which has long borrowed and adapted "outside" elements. They argue that both Shamanism and Christianity are continually changing in the Arctic and ideas of transformation and transition are necessary to understand both how the hunting ideology shaped Inuit Christian cosmology and how Christianity changed Inuit shamanic traditions. Inuit Shamanism and Christianityis particularly useful in distinguishing between the influence of Anglican, Catholic, and, more recently, Pentecostal and Evangelical movements and in delineating the ways in which Shamanism still influences modern life in Inuit communities.
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22573/cttbc84n JSTOR
1900-1999
Inuit--Religion.
Inuit--Social life and customs.
Inuit mythology.
Inuit--Missions.
Shamanism--History--Canada, Northern--20th century.
Church history--20th century.
RELIGION--Ethnic & Tribal.
RELIGION--General.
Church history.
Inuit--Missions.
Inuit mythology.
Inuit--Religion.
Inuit--Social life and customs.
Shamanism.
Inuits--Religion.
Inuits--Moeurs et coutumes.
Mythologie inuite.
Inuits--Missions.
Chamanisme--Histoire--Canada (Nord)--20e siècle.
Christianisme--Histoire--Canada (Nord)--20e siècle.
Eskimo
Schamanismus
Mythologie
Christentum
Sitte
Eskimo.
Schamanismus.
Mission.
Christentum.
Canada, Northern.
Nunavut
Nordwestterritorien.
Electronic books.
History.
E99.E7 / L3895 2010eb
299.7/812
Inuit shamanism and Christianity : transitions and transformations in the twentieth century / Frédéric B. Laugrand and Jarich G. Oosten. - Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2010 - 1 online resource (xx, 467 pages : illustrations, map, portraits. - McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 59 . - McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 59. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-457) and index.
pt. 1. Angakkuuniq and Christianity. Continuity and decline -- Missionaries and Angakkuit -- Inuit winter feasts.
While the transition to Christianity in the Canadian Arctic occurred between the end of the eighteenth century and the 1950s, the various and complex transformations that happened during this time have not been fully understood. Using both archival material and oral testimony collected during workshops in Nunavut between 1996 and 2008, FrÉdÉric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten provide a nuanced look at Inuit religion, offering a strong counter narrative to the idea that traditional Inuit culture declined post-contact. They show that setting up a dichotomy between a past identified with traditional culture and a present involving Christianity obscures the continuity and dynamics of Inuit society, which has long borrowed and adapted "outside" elements. They argue that both Shamanism and Christianity are continually changing in the Arctic and ideas of transformation and transition are necessary to understand both how the hunting ideology shaped Inuit Christian cosmology and how Christianity changed Inuit shamanic traditions. Inuit Shamanism and Christianityis particularly useful in distinguishing between the influence of Anglican, Catholic, and, more recently, Pentecostal and Evangelical movements and in delineating the ways in which Shamanism still influences modern life in Inuit communities.
9780773576360 0773576363 0773535896 9780773535893
22573/cttbc84n JSTOR
1900-1999
Inuit--Religion.
Inuit--Social life and customs.
Inuit mythology.
Inuit--Missions.
Shamanism--History--Canada, Northern--20th century.
Church history--20th century.
RELIGION--Ethnic & Tribal.
RELIGION--General.
Church history.
Inuit--Missions.
Inuit mythology.
Inuit--Religion.
Inuit--Social life and customs.
Shamanism.
Inuits--Religion.
Inuits--Moeurs et coutumes.
Mythologie inuite.
Inuits--Missions.
Chamanisme--Histoire--Canada (Nord)--20e siècle.
Christianisme--Histoire--Canada (Nord)--20e siècle.
Eskimo
Schamanismus
Mythologie
Christentum
Sitte
Eskimo.
Schamanismus.
Mission.
Christentum.
Canada, Northern.
Nunavut
Nordwestterritorien.
Electronic books.
History.
E99.E7 / L3895 2010eb
299.7/812
