Festivals and Ceremonies of the Alaskan Eskimos: Historical and Ethnographic Sources, 1814-1940
Keywords:
Ethnohistory, social reproduction, musical behaviors, Alaska Eskimo.
Abstract
The main objective of this article is to shed light on the festive and ceremonial events of some of the Eskimo cultures of Alaska through a review of the ethnohistorical documents at our disposal. The study centers on the ancient societies of the Alutiiq, Yup’ik and a part of the Inupiat, communities that share a series of common features, and sees their festive and ceremonial activities as components of the strategies implemented to maintain control over social reproduction. This review of the historical and ethnographic sources identifies the authors and the studies that provide the most pertinent data on the subject.Downloads
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Published
2015-01-08
How to Cite
Salius Gumà J. (2015). Festivals and Ceremonies of the Alaskan Eskimos: Historical and Ethnographic Sources, 1814-1940. Revista Española de Antropología Americana, 44(1), 127-149. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_REAA.2014.v44.n1.47637
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