Ancient Land: Sacred Whale
Author: Lowenstein, Tom
ISBN: 9781846555763
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 05 Jul 2011
Pages: 181
Format: Paperback / softback
On a tiny peninsula, the Inuit of Tikigaq worshipped the whales they killed, evolving an elaborate system of myths and rituals to accompany the hunt. Lowenstein began to explore these in 1973 and recorded the complex tales of the elders, providing a classic text on the vanishing culture of the North Alaskan wilderness.
ISBN: 9781846555763
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 05 Jul 2011
Pages: 181
Format: Paperback / softback
On a tiny peninsula, the Inuit of Tikigaq worshipped the whales they killed, evolving an elaborate system of myths and rituals to accompany the hunt. Lowenstein began to explore these in 1973 and recorded the complex tales of the elders, providing a classic text on the vanishing culture of the North Alaskan wilderness.
