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1971. Copenhagen, 1971. 4to. 52 pp. With dedication. (Acta Arctica Fasc. XVII).
MITARTUT: VESTIGES OF THE ESKIMO SEA-WOMAN CULT IN WEST GREENLAND. by Kleivan, Inge - 1960
by Kleivan, Inge
MITARTUT: VESTIGES OF THE ESKIMO SEA-WOMAN CULT IN WEST GREENLAND.
by Kleivan, Inge
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Kobenhavn.: C.A. Reitzels Forlag.. Very Good/No Jacket. 1960. Paper. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Very Good condition. Paper wraps. Pages uncut. Contents: Introduction; West Greenland Mitartoq Customs; Eskimo Feasts with Features common to the Mitartoq Customs; Mitartoq Customs compared with Central Eskimo and East Greenland Ceremonies; Compa rison between the Asking Festival and Feasts for the Sea Woman; Mitartoq Customs compared with Scandinavian Christmas and Twelfth Night Customs. Although published in Denmark the text is written in English. 30 pp. Multiple copies available. [loc=Folklore] .
- Bookseller The Country Bookshop (US)
- Format/Binding Paper
- Book Condition Used - Very Good/No Jacket
- Publisher C.A. Reitzels Forlag.
- Place of Publication Kobenhavn.
- Date Published 1960
- Keywords GREENLAND, ESKIMO, FOLKLORE, FOLK, LORE, ANTHROPOLOGY, Mythology, Mitartoq, SEA-WOMAN, CULT