Encyclopedia - Amaguq: Encyclopedia - Amaguq
In Inuit mythology Amaguq is a trickster and wolf god. Other related archivesInuit mythology, trickster, wolf    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trickster: Encyclopedia - Trickster
In the study of mythology, folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, human hero or anthropomorphic animal who breaks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inuit Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Inuit Mythology - Anirniit
The Inuit believed that all things had a form of spirit or soul (in Inuktitut: anirniq - breath; plural anirniit), just like humans. Thes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trickster: Encyclopedia Ii - Trickster - Mythology
The trickster deity breaks the rules of the gods or nature, sometimes maliciously (for example, Loki) but usually with ultimately positiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inuit Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Inuit Mythology - Tuurngait
Some spirits were by nature unconnected to physical bodies. These figures were called tuurngait (singular tuurngaq) and were regarded as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inuit Mythology: 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 ...   » Read the article