| Boundaries and Passages, Volume 212: Rule and Ritual in Yup'ik Eskimo Oral Tradition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Fien-Up Riordan, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806126469 ISBN-13: 9780806126463 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| LCCN: 93023220 |
| Series: Civilization of the American Indian |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.06" W x 9.04" (1.20 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - Alaska |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book brings together as complete a record of traditional Yup'ik rules and rituals as is possible in the late twentieth century. Incorporating elders' recollections of the system of ruled boundaries and ritual passages that guided their parents and grandparents a century ago, Ann Fienup-Riordan brings into focus the complex, creative Yup'ik world view--expressed by ceremonial exchanges and the cycling of names, gifts, and persons--which continues to shape daily life in communities along the Bering Sea coast. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann: - Ann Fienup-Riordan is an independent scholar/anthologist. She was named Alaska History of the Year for The Real People and Children of Thunder: The Yup?ik Eskimo Encounter with Moravian Missionaries John and Edith Kilbuck, also published by the University of Oklahoma Press. |