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Social Science Native American Studies

The Transition to Christianity (English)

Inuit Perspectives on the 20th Century: Volume 1

by (author) Jarich Oosten & Frederic B. Laugrand

Publisher
Nunavut Arctic College
Initial publish date
Feb 2012
Category
Native American Studies, History
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896620442
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $40.00

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Description

The transition to Christianity in Nunavut occurred in the first half on this century. It was a long and complex process that deeply affected Inuit life. It is usually described from the point of view of the missionaries, who took for granted that they were the ones who brought Christianity to the Inuit. But the Inuit were not just passive recipients in the process of Christianization. They played an active role in it and helped to shape Christianity in the north. In this book, two Inuit elders�Rachel Uyarasuk from Igulik and Victor Tungilik from Naujaat�share their memories of the Inuit conversion to Christianity.

About the authors

Jarich Oosten (1945–2016) was emeritus Professor of the Department of Anthropology at Leiden University and the author of numerous publications.

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Frédéric B. Laugrand is professor of anthropology at Université Laval and FNRS Fellow at Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium, and co-author of Inuit Shamanism and Christianity: Transitions and Transformation in the Twentieth Century. Jarich G. Oos

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