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University of Alaska Press Angalkut/Shamans in Yup'ik Oral Tradition (Path to Open)

Name: Angalkut/Shamans in Yup'ik Oral Tradition (Path to Open)
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Angalkut/Shamans in Yupik Oral Tradition collects over thirty years worth of shaman stories, told as part of gatherings organized by the Calista Elders Council to document Yupik traditional knowledge. These conversations highlight the critical role angalkutplayed in Yupik lifehealing the sick, interpreting dreams and unusual experiences, requesting future abundance through masked dances and other ceremonies, protecting the lives of young children, and dealing with the dead. The book begins with an English introduction that places Yupik oral traditions in the context of shamanism in Alaska and other parts of the Arctic. Then first-person accounts presented in the original Yupik with an accompanying English translation discuss the importance of shamans and shamanism in general, good and bad shamans, and shamans as healers. Narratives from Nelson Island, Canineq, Kuskokwim River, Akulmiut, and Yukon River describe shamans as healers, shaman journeys and performances, shamans and masked dances requesting abundance, shamans and the dead, malicious shamans, shaman confrontations, becoming a shaman, and those who have shaman abilities today. A detailed glossary and references are also included. Today, not only are these angalkut gone, but so are those who witnessed and participated in their activities. Angalkut/Shamans in Yupik Oral Tradition is the first book devoted exclusively to Yupik angalkut; never before has the variety of angalkut roles been profiled in publication, including the richness of elders recollections of these individuals and their roles. There is great value in the stories they left behind. This fine-grained presentation of unique, bilingual first-person narratives is an essential resource for scholars and students interested in Yupik heritage, Yugtun language, shamanism ethnography, and Alaska Native oral traditions.

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Brand: University of Alaska Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1646427297
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 15 October 2025
Listed Since: 11 February 2025

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