How Inuit in the Canadian North Perceive the Wolverine: From Past to Present
The wolverine is an animal perceived by the Inuit in northern Canada as a voracious and powerful creature. Often associated with the wolf, it occupies a singular place in the bestiary of these peoples. The wolverine is a predator, a nomad, a scavenger; but it is also a thief, capable of endangering...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:50|dedup_wf_001::c72af756a5951dec03eb21c640cbe50d 2023-05-15T15:53:08+02:00 How Inuit in the Canadian North Perceive the Wolverine: From Past to Present Frédéric Laugrand UCL - SSH/INCA - Institut des civilisations, arts et lettres 2019-07-09 http://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061440ar.pdf https://doi.org/10.7202/1061440ar https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061440ar/ https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2958373619 https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1061440ar undefined unknown Consortium Erudit http://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061440ar.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1061440ar https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/etudinuit/2017-v41-n1-2-etudinuit04714/1061440ar/ https://academic.microsoft.com/#/detail/2958373619 https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1061440ar undefined 10.7202/1061440ar 2958373619 oai:dial.uclouvain.be:boreal:220234 oai:erudit.org:1061440ar 10|openaire____::081b82f96300b6a6e3d282bad31cb6e2 10|issn___print::3d62932779cd9e4bfb5e9b87e53a8d92 10|openaire____::8ac8380272269217cb09a928c8caa993 10|openaire____::5f532a3fc4f1ea403f37070f59a7a53a 10|opendoar____::1714726c817af50457d810aae9d27a2e 10|opendoar____::16e6a3326dd7d868cbc926602a61e4d0 General Arts and Humanities General Social Sciences Sciences Humaines et Sociales Social Sciences and Humanities Inuit carcajou trickster chasse chamanisme tuurngaq wolverine hunting shamanism phil litt Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2019 fttriple https://doi.org/10.7202/1061440ar 2023-01-22T17:21:51Z The wolverine is an animal perceived by the Inuit in northern Canada as a voracious and powerful creature. Often associated with the wolf, it occupies a singular place in the bestiary of these peoples. The wolverine is a predator, a nomad, a scavenger; but it is also a thief, capable of endangering the humans it follows by destroying their meat caches. A sly trickster, the animal’s cunning and determination make it a formidable adversary for other animals and humans alike. While these characteristics have earned the wolverine a bad name in everyday life, they have also contributed to its status as a powerful tuurngaq, an auxiliary spirit, in the shamanic world. The wolverine is an ambivalent being that arouses fear and dread among hunters. Le carcajou ou glouton est un animal que les Inuit du Nord canadien perçoivent comme un être vorace et puissant. Souvent associé au loup, il occupe une place singulière dans le bestiaire de ces peuples. Prédateur, nomade, il est aussi charognard mais surtout voleur, capable de mettre en péril les humains qu’il suit et dont il détruit les caches à viande. Fourbe à l’image des « tricksters », sa ruse et sa détermination en font un adversaire redoutable pour les animaux comme pour les humains. Toutes ces caractéristiques lui donnent mauvaise réputation dans la vie quotidienne mais le prédestinent à devenir un puissant tuurngaq, un esprit auxiliaire, dans le domaine chamanique. Le carcajou est ainsi un être ambivalent qui suscite la crainte et la hantise des chasseurs. Article in Journal/Newspaper carcajou inuit wolverine Unknown Canada Carcajou ENVELOPE(-117.040,-117.040,57.767,57.767) Études Inuit Studies 41 1-2 243 263 |
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The wolverine is an animal perceived by the Inuit in northern Canada as a voracious and powerful creature. Often associated with the wolf, it occupies a singular place in the bestiary of these peoples. The wolverine is a predator, a nomad, a scavenger; but it is also a thief, capable of endangering the humans it follows by destroying their meat caches. A sly trickster, the animal’s cunning and determination make it a formidable adversary for other animals and humans alike. While these characteristics have earned the wolverine a bad name in everyday life, they have also contributed to its status as a powerful tuurngaq, an auxiliary spirit, in the shamanic world. The wolverine is an ambivalent being that arouses fear and dread among hunters. Le carcajou ou glouton est un animal que les Inuit du Nord canadien perçoivent comme un être vorace et puissant. Souvent associé au loup, il occupe une place singulière dans le bestiaire de ces peuples. Prédateur, nomade, il est aussi charognard mais surtout voleur, capable de mettre en péril les humains qu’il suit et dont il détruit les caches à viande. Fourbe à l’image des « tricksters », sa ruse et sa détermination en font un adversaire redoutable pour les animaux comme pour les humains. Toutes ces caractéristiques lui donnent mauvaise réputation dans la vie quotidienne mais le prédestinent à devenir un puissant tuurngaq, un esprit auxiliaire, dans le domaine chamanique. Le carcajou est ainsi un être ambivalent qui suscite la crainte et la hantise des chasseurs. |
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How Inuit in the Canadian North Perceive the Wolverine: From Past to Present |
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