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The flying tiger : women shamans and storytellers of the Amur
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ISBN: 1282859129 9786612859120 0773569006 9780773569003 0773521550 0773521569 9780773521551 9780773521568 Year: 2001 Volume: 26 Publisher: Montreal: McGill-Queen's university press,

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Describes the lives of the people of the Amur during a period of dramatic transition, as they attempt to find some way to relate ancient traditions to an uncertain future. The author emphasizes the contributions of women in traditional and contemporary society, and their concerns with ecology and the education of children.


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Kiviuq
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ISBN: 0773577831 1282865773 9786612865770 0773575227 9780773575226 9781282865778 6612865776 9780773534995 0773534997 9780773535008 0773535004 9780773577831 Year: 2009 Publisher: Montreal McGill-Queen's University Press

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After decades exploring Siberian cultures, Kira Van Deusen turned to the Canadian north to ask many such questions, looking at them through the versions of one of their most respected legends - that of hero/shaman Kiviuq, an Inuit counterpart to Homer's Odysseus - told by forty Inuit elders. The elders' voices engage us directly, inviting us to look at the unique qualities of arctic heroism and its application to present-day concerns. Rich details from each of the elders' families help explain interpersonal challenges to survival in the north and offer both practical and spiritual lessons. Van Deusen also points out intriguing cultural connections across the Bering Strait, past and present.


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Tigers and the Internet : story, shamans, history
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ISBN: 0228013542 0228013534 9780228013549 9780228013532 0228011140 Year: 2022 Publisher: Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press,

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The Udege, a small Indigenous group in Russia's far east, have a rich oral storytelling tradition. Kira Van Deusen befriended and interviewed Udege storytellers during her travels in Russia. Tigers and the Internet shows their fascinating culture and provides a valuable collection of their stories translated into English.


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Braving the cold: continuity and change in Arctic clothing
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ISBN: 9073782724 Year: 1997 Publisher: Leiden Research School CNWS

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