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... Inuit ; while in Scandinavia the indigenous popu- lation is the Saami . The Saami also inhabit the Kola Peninsula in north - west Russia , while Yup'ik Eskimos also live along the far eastern coasts of Siberia . The circumpolar peoples ...
... Inuit ; while in Scandinavia the indigenous popu- lation is the Saami . The Saami also inhabit the Kola Peninsula in north - west Russia , while Yup'ik Eskimos also live along the far eastern coasts of Siberia . The circumpolar peoples ...
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... Inuit culture . THE SOUL'S JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF SHADOWS Aurora borealis. RESPECT FOR THE SOULS OF ANIMALS THE MYTHS AND ORAL histories of the Arctic peoples mainly emphasise the spiritual relationship between humans and animals ...
... Inuit culture . THE SOUL'S JOURNEY TO THE LAND OF SHADOWS Aurora borealis. RESPECT FOR THE SOULS OF ANIMALS THE MYTHS AND ORAL histories of the Arctic peoples mainly emphasise the spiritual relationship between humans and animals ...
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... INUIT SOAPSTONE AND IVORY CARVINGS IN CANADIAN INUIT mythology , the entire universe was dormant until creative human acts brought it into existence . This notion of humans as revealers is reflected in the carvings of animals such as ...
... INUIT SOAPSTONE AND IVORY CARVINGS IN CANADIAN INUIT mythology , the entire universe was dormant until creative human acts brought it into existence . This notion of humans as revealers is reflected in the carvings of animals such as ...
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Aboriginal Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arnhem Land Australia Baal became believed bird birth body brother Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts century BCE civilisation creation myths creatures Cúchulainn cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility figure fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting important Indian Inuit island Izanagi journey killed king Krishna lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taíno temple themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Tuatha Dé Danann Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus