In Those Days: Shamans, Spirits, and Faith in the Inuit North

by Kenn Harper

Book Overview

In this new collection, Kenn Harper shares tales of Inuit and Christian beliefs and how these came to coexist--and sometimes clash--in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During this period, Anglican and Catholic missionaries came to the North to proselytize among the Inuit, with often unexpected and sometimes tragic results. This collection includes stories of shamans and priests, hymns and ajaja songs, and sealskin churches,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 177227254X
• ISBN13: 9781772272543
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Inhabit Media
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"