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Labrador Inuit summer ceremonies

Labrador Inuit summer ceremonies
Pages: 233 - 244
Type: Hors-thème / Off theme
Auteur(s) / Author(s): J. Garth Taylor, Helga Taylor
Résumé:

Cet article étudie quelques descriptions inédites de rituels d'été chez les Inuit du Labrador. Les observations des premiers missionnaires moraves indiquent que les activités cérémonielles traditionnelles constituaient un aspect habituel de la vie des Inuit en été. Cela contredit la célèbre théorie de Marcel Mauss sur l’absence de rituels publics en été dans les sociétés inuit.

 

Abstract:

This paper examines several previous unpublished descriptions of Labrador Inuit summer ceremonies. The observations of early Moravian missionaries indicate that, during the early mission period, traditional ceremonial activities were a regular feature of Inuit summer life. This refutes Marcel Mauss’s well known theory that Inuit societies lacked any public ceremonies during this season of the year.