Spirits of the Snow: Arctic Myth

by Allan, Tony; Time-Life Books; Phillips, Charles; Kerrigan, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780705436533
• ISBN10: 0705436535
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub

Summary

Describes animal and human spirits central to the Arctic people from Alaska to Siberia, and retells their stories relating to the creation of the earth.

Table of Contents

The Peoples of the Far North	6	(18)
The Frozen Lands	8	(14)
Picture Essay: The Sacred Whale	22	(2)
Shadows of Creation	24	(26)
A World Unseen	26	(2)
The Earth Emerges	28	(2)
Mother of the World	30	(2)
Learning to Live	32	(2)
The Division of Night and Day	34	(2)
The Bright and Lustful Moon	36	(2)
A Skyful of Stars	38	(2)
The Spirit of the Wind	40	(2)
Magical Souls of Light	42	(2)
An Ever-Changing Land	44	(2)
In Search of the Elements	46	(2)
The Shaman and the Smith	48	(2)
The Soul of the Wild	50	(24)
The Hunter's Contract	52	(2)
Spirits of the Sea	54	(2)
The Kingdom of the Fish	56	(2)
The Sea Mother's Revenge	58	(2)
Terror of the Arctic	60	(2)
Hunter, Lover, Father, Friend	62	(2)
Raised by Nature	64	(4)
The Wisdom of the Wilderness	68	(2)
A Land of Gifts	70	(2)
Picture Essay: The Magic of the Seamstress	72	(2)
Tricksters, Culture Heroes and Shamans	74	(26)
The Changing Faces of the Soul	76	(2)
The Mischievous Trickster	78	(4)
Crow's Dark Designs	82	(2)
A Forest Full of Tricksters	84	(2)
The Shaman's Quest	86	(6)
The Heroic Shaman	92	(6)
Picture Essay: In the Realm of the Spirits	98	(2)
Ritual and the Bonds of Community	100	(34)
A Society Based on Sharing	102	(6)
The Season of Ceremony	108	(4)
Festivals of Giving	112	(2)
The Magical Allure of Music	114	(4)
The Significance of a Name	118	(2)
Focusing female Power	120	(4)
The Lore of Marriage	124	(4)
Journey to the Land of the Dead	128	(2)
Picture Essay: A Rich Heritage Renewed	130	(4)
The Legacy of Arctic Myth	134
Glossary and Index	138
Further Reading and Picture Credits	143