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Inuit mythology - Angakuit | | Inuit mythology - Angakuit: Encyclopedia II - Inuit mythology - Angakuit | | The shaman (Inuktitut: angakuq, somtimes spelled angakok; plural angakuit) of a community of Inuit was not the leader, but rather a sort of healer and psychotherapist, who tended wounds and offered advice, as well as invoking the spirits to assist people in their lives, or as often as not fighting them off. His or her role was to see, interpret and exhort the subtle and unseen. Shamen were not trained - they were held to be born with the ability and to show it as they matured. Rhythmic drums, chants and dances were often used in the performance of the shaman's duties.
The function of the shaman has largely ...
See also:Inuit mythology, Inuit mythology - Anirniit, Inuit mythology - Tuurngait, Inuit mythology - Angakuit, Inuit mythology - Gods, Inuit mythology - List of entities in Inuit mythology | | | Inuit mythology, Inuit mythology - Angakuit, Inuit mythology - Anirniit, Inuit mythology - Gods, Inuit mythology - List of entities in Inuit mythology, Inuit mythology - Tuurngait | | |
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Inuit mythology - Angakuit
The shaman (Inuktitut: angakuq, somtimes spelled angakok; plural angakuit) of a community of Inuit was not the leader, but rather a sort of healer and psychotherapist, who tended wounds and offered advice, as well as invoking the spirits to assist people in their lives, or as often as not fighting them off. His or her role was to see, interpret and exhort the subtle and unseen. Shamen were not trained - they were held to be born with the ability and to show it as they matured. Rhythmic drums, chants and dances were often used in the performance of the shaman's duties.
The function of the shaman has largely disappeared in Christianised Inuit society.
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