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Title Statement | Kappianaqtut: strange creatures and fantastic beings from Inuit myths and legends / researched and written by Neil Christopher ; illustrated by Mike Austin. |
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Author | Christopher, Neil, 1972- |
Additional Contributors | Flaherty, Louise |
Joanas, Robert | |
Austin, Mike,1968- | |
Publication | [Iqaluit, Nunavut]: Inhabit Media, c2011- |
Extent of Item | v. |
ISBN | 9781926569383 1926569385 |
General Notes | Project editors, Neil Christopher, Louise Flaherty. Translated by Louise Flaherty and Robert Joanas. v. 1. The mother of the sea beasts & the giants of the north. |
Contents | V.1 -- The Mother of the Sea Beasts & The Giants of the North. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | "Each volume in the Kappianaqtut series provides readers with an in-depth academic examination of two mythological creatures from Inuit mythology. The series examines Inuit myths from an ethnographic perspective and fosters discussion on the variations and multiple representations of the myths and creatures in question.This volume, which explores the giants of the North and the mother of the sea mammals, has been fully revised and updated.Kappianaqtut represents the first book-length study of Inuit mythological beings written from a Northern perspective."--Pub. desc. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Inuit mythology |
Inuit--Folklore | |
Inuit--Folklore | |
Inuit mythology | |
Oral tradition--Arctic regions |