Boundaries and Passages

Rule and Ritual in Yup'ik Eskimo Oral Tradition

By:

Ann Fienup-Riordan

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Paperback / softback

Series:

The Civilization of the American Indian Series

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This book brings together as complete a record of traditional Yup'ik rules and rituals as is possible in the late twentieth century. Incorporating elders' recollections of the system of ruled boundaries and ritual passages that guided their parents and grandparents a century ago, Ann Fienup-Riordan brings into focus the complex, creative Yup'ik world view - expressed by ceremonial exchanges and the cycling of names, gifts, and persons - which continues to shape daily life in communities along the Bering Sea coast.

Author Biography:

Ann Fienup-Riordan is an independent scholar/anthologist. She was named Alaska History of the Year for The Real People and Children of Thunder: The Yup?ik Eskimo Encounter with Moravian Missionaries John and Edith Kilbuck, also published by the University of Oklahoma Press.

Release date Australia

September 30th, 1995

Author

Ann Fienup-Riordan

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

73 black & white illustrations, 2 maps

Pages

416

Series

The Civilization of the American Indian Series

Dimensions

140x216x25

ISBN-13

9780806126463

Product ID

7697260

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