{"product_id":"hands-feel-it-healing-and-spirit-presence-among-a-northern-alaskan-people-paperback-softback-9780875805733","title":"Hands Feel It; Healing and Spirit Presence Among a Northern Alaskan People (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875805733","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHands Feel It\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHealing and Spirit Presence Among a Northern Alaskan People\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdith Turner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875805733\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a treeless land far north of the Arctic Circle, the I\\u00f1upiat live immensely practical lives, yet they have a profound belief in the spirit world. For them, everything-whether living being or inanimate object-has a spirit. This outlook reflects their sense of the connectedness of all life. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The Hands Feel It is the account of one person's experience among the I\\u00f1upiat. Anthropologist Edith Turner records occurrences of healing, spirit manifestation, and premonition in her narrative of a year in the life of an Eskimo community. Her diary captures for the reader sea ice, tundra, gravel beaches, and a determined and cheerful population. Sights, sounds, and even smells that Turner encounters provide context for a study in tune with the spiritual. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Accounts that ethnographers have often termed \"myth\" and \"legend\" Turner sees from a different point of view-not as mere stories but as real events the I\\u00f1upiat sincerely report to her. The value of Turner's work originates in her own connection to spirituality and in the growing receptiveness of the I\\u00f1upiat to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Families and Persons Mentioned in the Text \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1 Arrival \u003cbr\u003e 2 A Dream of the Loss of Childhood \u003cbr\u003e 3 The Healer \u003cbr\u003e 4 Embattled Politics: The Ancient Master Returns \u003cbr\u003e 5 The Taste of Sea Mammal Awakens I\\u00f1upiat History \u003cbr\u003e 6 The Seal and Its Organs: A Prophetic Seeing \u003cbr\u003e 7 Winter: Western Celebration Converted \u003cbr\u003e 8 Winter Solstice \u003cbr\u003e 9 The Messenger Feast: The Work of the Eagle \u003cbr\u003e 10 A Man Lost in the Tundra: The Finding \u003cbr\u003e 11 The Grandmother Speaks a Word \u003cbr\u003e 12 The Laughing Mask \u003cbr\u003e 13 Preparations for Whaling \u003cbr\u003e 14 The Bowhead Whale: Balaena Mysticetus \u003cbr\u003e 15 The Whale's Head: Presence and Absence \u003cbr\u003e 16 Rich Parka and Festival Food \u003cbr\u003e 17 The Whaling Festival: Qagruq, the Beaching \u003cbr\u003e 18 The Shaman's Four-Day Syndrome \u003cbr\u003e 19 Reconnecting After Absence \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Threads of Connectedness \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523156046104,"sku":"9780875805733","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hands-feel-it-healing-and-spirit-presence-among-a-northern-alaskan-people-paperback-softback-9780875805733","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}