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Informationen zum Autor Frederic Laugrand, Jarich Oosten, Francois Trudel Klappentext Apostle to the Inuit presents the journals and ethnographical notes of Reverned Edmund James Peck, an Anglican missionary who opened the first mission among the Inuit of Baffin Island in 1894 and became known to the Inuit as 'Uqammaq, ' the one who talks well. His colleagues knew him as 'Apostle among the Eskimo.' Peck's diaries of the period focus on his missionary work and the adoption of Christianity by the Inuit. He conducted extensive research on Inuit oral traditions and this book presents several detailed verbatim accounts of shamanic traditions and practices. Apostle to the Inuit demonstrates how a Christian missionary who was bitterly opposed to shamanism, became a devoted researcher of this complex tradition. Editors Frederic Laugrand, Jarich Oosten, and Franois Trudel highlight the relationships between Europeans and Inuit and present a selection of fascinating drawings made by the Inuit. The book offers important new data on the history of the missions among the Inuit as well as on the history of Inuit religion and the anthropological study of Inuit oral traditions. Zusammenfassung The book offers important new data on the history of the missions among the Inuit as well as on the history of Inuit religion and the anthropological study of Inuit oral traditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Chronology Map – Cumberland Sound The Founding of an Anglican Mission on Baffin Island, 1894–1905 PART ONE: THE JOURNALS Eleven Years among the Inuit of Cumberland Sound, 1894–1905 Journal, 1894–1895 Journal, 1895–1896 Journal, 1897–1898 Letter, 1899 Journal, 1900–1901 Journal, 1902 Journal, 1903–1904 Journal, 1904–1905 PART TWO: THE ETHNOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTS The Ethnography of Peck The Eskimos, Their Beliefs, Characteristics, and Needs Describing ‘Heathen Customs’ Eve Nooeyout Oosotapik Qoojessie The Tuurngait List of Spirits by the Missionary E.J. Peck Notes References Index of Names ...
