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Download or Read eBook Eskimo Essays PDF written by Ann Fienup-Riordan and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Eskimo Essays
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 0813515890
ISBN-13 : 9780813515892
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Book Synopsis Eskimo Essays by : Ann Fienup-Riordan

Book excerpt: This examination of the ideology and practice of the Yup'ik Eskimos of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of southwestern Alaska includes traditions, ideology, relations with Christianity, warfare, use of animals, law and order, and the non-native perception of the Yup'ik way of life.


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