Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo - With a Sketch of Their Habits, Religion, Language Other

This 1875 English translation recounts Inuit folk tales and customs observed in Greenland by the Danish scholar Hinrich Rink.

List of contents

Preface; Part I. The Eskimo: Introductory remarks; 1. Subsistence and mode of life; 2. Language; 3. Social order, customs, and laws; 4. Religion; 5. Traditional tales, science, and art; 6. Probable origin and history; 7. Influence of contact with Europeans; Part II. Tales and Traditions: Introduction; The tales.

Summary

Published in English in 1875, this work is a condensed version of a two-volume study of Inuit folk tales and customs observed in Greenland by Hinrich Rink (1819–93) and first published in Danish in 1866 and 1871. Illuminating Inuit culture, the work was revised and translated by Rink himself.

Product details

• Authors: Hinrich Rink
• Assisted by: Robert Brown (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2014
• EAN: 9781108070973
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07097-3
• No. of pages: 498
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research