Shadows from the singing house : Eskimo folk tales
Type
Book
Authors
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1968
Publisher
Charles E. Tuttle Co., United States
Pages
108
Subject
Inuit -- Folklore
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Abstract
"A collection of eighteen folk tales which relate many ancient Eskimo beliefs, such as why the raven is black, how fog came to be, and how the light came."--WorldCat.org.
Description
108 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Biblio Notes
Contents:
Spirit of the moon --
First white men --
Sedna, the sea goddess --
Why the raven is black --
How the guillemots came --
First narwhal --
Kasiagsak who lied --
How the sea ravens came be --
Angakok --
How the light came --
How the fog came --
Avunang --
Girls who chose strange husbands --
Qalutaligssuaq --
Man and the star --
Dragon --
Flood --
Strong man.
Includes bibliographical references.
Spirit of the moon --
First white men --
Sedna, the sea goddess --
Why the raven is black --
How the guillemots came --
First narwhal --
Kasiagsak who lied --
How the sea ravens came be --
Angakok --
How the light came --
How the fog came --
Avunang --
Girls who chose strange husbands --
Qalutaligssuaq --
Man and the star --
Dragon --
Flood --
Strong man.
Includes bibliographical references.
Number of Copies
1
