The “Eye of the drum.” Past and Present of qilaujjarniq in the Canadian Central Arctic (Nunavut)
Abstract. – Today, the art of drum dancing is reviving in Nunavut. Drawing on various ethnographical experiences with a group of elders, this article approaches qilaujjarniq, drum dancing accompanied by people singing, putting forward not the audio but the visual code. I argue that the drum allows t...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Kalligram spol. s.r.o.
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5771/0257-9774-2018-2-491 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/220237 |
| Summary: | Abstract. – Today, the art of drum dancing is reviving in Nunavut. Drawing on various ethnographical experiences with a group of elders, this article approaches qilaujjarniq, drum dancing accompanied by people singing, putting forward not the audio but the visual code. I argue that the drum allows the drummer to see the deceased, this connection being strengthened by the pisiit (songs), which can bring the drummer to a state of joy as he reached another dimension in time and space. Finally, drum dancing offers a suitable context for the performer to express his personal style, which contributes to maintain the great variety of drumming traditions. [Inuit, drum, deceased, cosmology, songs, visual] |
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