Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo : With a Sketch of their Habits, Religion, Language and Other Peculiarities
by
Hinrich Rink
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
ISBN-10
1108070973
ISBN-13
9781108070973
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 13th, 2014
Print length
498 Pages
Weight
652 grams
Dimensions
13.90 x 21.60 x 3.30 cms
Ksh 8,350.00
Manufactured on Demand
0 in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Secure
Quality
Fast
Published in English in 1875, this work is a condensed version of a two-volume study of Inuit folk tales and customs observed in Greenland by Hinrich Rink (1819–93) and first published in Danish in 1866 and 1871. Illuminating Inuit culture, the work was revised and translated by Rink himself.
The Danish geologist and geographer Hinrich Rink (1819–93) amassed decades of experience in exploring Greenland, becoming well versed in the language and customs of the Inuit. The present work is a condensed version of his investigations into indigenous culture, first published in two volumes in 1866 and 1871. Rink revised and translated the work from Danish into English for this 1875 publication, and the text was emended by the Scottish scientist and explorer Robert Brown (1842–95). In the book's first part, Rink describes succinctly the Inuit mode of life in Greenland. The second part, which is significantly longer, recounts the legends and folk tales that Rink had recorded on his travels. The book also includes a number of illustrations drawn and engraved by the Inuit people themselves. This work will appeal to those interested in the history of Inuit culture and nineteenth-century ethnography.
Get Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Cambridge University Press and it has pages.
