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...
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ftunistlouisbrus:oai:dial.uclouvain.be:boreal:220237 2024-05-12T07:59:50+00:00 The “Eye of the drum.†Past and Present of qilaujjarniq in the Canadian Central Arctic (Nunavut) Laugrand, Frédéric UCL - SSH/INCA - Institut des civilisations, arts et lettres 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/220237 https://doi.org/10.5771/0257-9774-2018-2-491 eng eng Kalligram spol. s.r.o. boreal:220237 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/220237 doi:10.5771/0257-9774-2018-2-491 urn:ISSN:1336-5541 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Anthropos, Vol. 113, no.2, p. 491-502 (2018) info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftunistlouisbrus https://doi.org/10.5771/0257-9774-2018-2-491 2024-04-18T17:25:56Z 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] Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Nunavut DIAL@USL-B (Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles) Arctic Nunavut Anthropos 113 2 491 502 |
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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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The “Eye of the drum.†Past and Present of qilaujjarniq in the Canadian Central Arctic (Nunavut) |
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