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The Sea Woman: Sedna in Inuit Shamanism and Art in the Eastern Arctic

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The Sea Woman: Sedna in Inuit Shamanism and Art in the Eastern Arctic - Laugrand, Frédéric, and Oosten, Jarich
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This study offers an in-depth examination of the role of shamanism in modern Inuit art and culture. Inuit shamans derived their healing skills and power over natural elements from their ability to communicate with supernatural beings, such as Sedna the sea woman. As the authors document here, despite the current domination of Christianity, contemporary Inuit life and culture is still powerfully shaped by the shaman tradition. They focus on representations of the sea woman as an example of shamanism contextualized in art and ...

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The Sea Woman: Sedna in Inuit Shamanism and Art in the Eastern Arctic 2009, University of Alaska Press

ISBN-13: 9781602230262

Hardcover