
Inuit Laws
Tirigusuusiit, Piqujait, and Maligait
Nunavut Arctic College Media (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 2. August 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
380 pages
978-1-897568-50-7 (ISBN)
Description
Through the voices of Inuit elders, this book is a critical and cultural-historical engagement with the traditional concepts of tirigusuusiit, piqujait, and maligait. These three concepts refer to what had to be followed, done, or not done in Inuit culture. Although these terms are now often used as equivalents to modern Western notions of law, this work examines how Inuit and Western concepts of law derive from completely different cultural perspectives.
Through the guiding concepts of maligait, piqujait, and tirigusuusiit, this book transcends discussions of law, examining how these Inuit concepts are embedded in social and cosmic relationships. This unique book examines these challenging concepts through the knowledge and stories of Inuit elders and evokes a unique experience whereby Western knowledge - embodied in the participating scholars - works to describe and understand Inuit knowledge and models of traditional law.
Through the guiding concepts of maligait, piqujait, and tirigusuusiit, this book transcends discussions of law, examining how these Inuit concepts are embedded in social and cosmic relationships. This unique book examines these challenging concepts through the knowledge and stories of Inuit elders and evokes a unique experience whereby Western knowledge - embodied in the participating scholars - works to describe and understand Inuit knowledge and models of traditional law.
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Edition
New and updated edition of Interviewing Inuit Elders Vol. 2: Perspectives on Traditional Law
Language
English
Place of publication
Iqaluit
Canada
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
807 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-897568-50-7 (9781897568507)
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