{"product_id":"2940015526639","title":"Eskimo Folk-Tales (Illustrated)","description":"THESE stories were collected in various parts of Greenland, taken down from the lips of the Eskimo story tellers themselves, by Knud Rasmussen, the Danish explorer. No man is better qualified to tell the story of Greenland, or the stories of its people. Knud Rasmussen is himself partly of Eskimo origin; his childhood was spent in Greenland, and to Greenland he returned again and again, studying, exploring, crossing the desert of the inland ice, making unique collections of material, tangible and otherwise, from all parts of that vast and little-known land, and his achievements on these various expeditions have gained for him much honor and the appreciation of many learned societies. But it is as an interpreter of native life, of the ways and customs of the Eskimos, that he has done his greatest work. \" Kuminguaq \"—that is his native name—is known throughout the country and possesses the confidence of the natives to a superlative degree, forming himself, as it were, a link between them and the rest of the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSuch work, as regards its hither side, must naturally consist to a great extent of scientific treatises, collections of facts and specimens, all requiring previous knowledge of the subject, for their proper comprehension. These have their great value as additions to the sum of human knowledge, but they remain unknown to the majority of men. The present volume is designed to be essentially a popular, as distinct from a scientific work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe illustrations are by native Eskimo artists. They are not drawn to illustrate the particular stories, but represent typical scenes and incidents such as are there described. In the selection of these, preference has been given to those of unusual character, as for instance those dealing with the \" tupilak \" theme, and matters of wizardry or superstition generally, which the reader would find more difficult to visualize for themselves than ordinary scenes of daily life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders will find the following stories:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE TWO FRIENDS WHO SET OFF TO TRAVEL ROUND THE WORLD\u003cbr\u003eTHE COMING OF MEN, A LONG, LONG WHILE AGO\u003cbr\u003eNUKÚNGUASIK, WHO ESCAPED FROM THE TUPILAK\u003cbr\u003eQUJÂVÂRSSUK\u003cbr\u003eKÚNIGSEQ\u003cbr\u003eTHE WOMAN WHO HAD A BEAR AS A FOSTER-SON\u003cbr\u003eÍMARASUGSSUAQ, WHO ATE HIS WIVES\u003cbr\u003eQALAGÁNGUASÊ, WHO PASSED TO THE LAND OF GHOSTS\u003cbr\u003eISIGÂLIGÂRSSIK\u003cbr\u003eTHE INSECTS THAT WOOED A WIFELESS MAN\u003cbr\u003eTHE VERY OBSTINATE MAN\u003cbr\u003eTHE DWARFS\u003cbr\u003eTHE BOY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, WHO FRIGHTENED THE PEOPLE OF THE HOUSE TO DEATH\u003cbr\u003eTHE RAVEN AND THE GOOSE\u003cbr\u003eWHEN THE RAVENS COULD SPEAK\u003cbr\u003eMAKÍTE\u003cbr\u003eASALÔQ\u003cbr\u003eUKALEQ\u003cbr\u003eÍKARDLÍTUARSSUK\u003cbr\u003eTHE RAVEN WHO WANTED A WIFE\u003cbr\u003eTHE MAN WHO TOOK A VIXEN TO WIFE\u003cbr\u003eTHE GREAT BEAR\u003cbr\u003eTHE MAN WHO BECAME A STAR\u003cbr\u003eTHE WOMAN WITH THE IRON TAIL\u003cbr\u003eHOW THE FOG CAME\u003cbr\u003eTHE MAN WHO AVENGED THE WIDOWS\u003cbr\u003eTHE MAN WHO WENT OUT TO SEARCH FOR HIS SON\u003cbr\u003eATUNGAIT, WHO WENT A-WANDERING\u003cbr\u003eKUMAGDLAK AND THE LIVING ARROWS\u003cbr\u003eTHE GIANT DOG\u003cbr\u003eTHE INLAND-DWELLERS OF ETAH\u003cbr\u003eTHE MAN WHO STABBED HIS WIFE IN THE LEG\u003cbr\u003eTHE SOUL THAT LIVED IN THE BODIES OF ALL BEASTS\u003cbr\u003ePAPIK, WHO KILLED HIS WIFE'S BROTHER\u003cbr\u003ePÂTUSSORSSUAQ, WHO KILLED HIS UNCLE\u003cbr\u003eTHE MEN WHO CHANGED WIVES\u003cbr\u003eARTUK, WHO DID ALL FORBIDDEN THINGS\u003cbr\u003eTHE THUNDER SPIRITS\u003cbr\u003eNERRIVIK\u003cbr\u003eTHE WIFE WHO LIED\u003cbr\u003eKÂGSSAGSSUK, THE HOMELESS BOY WHO BECAME A STRONG MAN\u003cbr\u003eQASIAGSSAQ, THE GREAT LIAR\u003cbr\u003eTHE EAGLE AND THE WHALE\u003cbr\u003eTHE TWO LITTLE OUTCASTS\u003cbr\u003eATDLARNEQ, THE GREAT GLUTTON\u003cbr\u003eÁNGÁNGŬJUK\u003cbr\u003eÂTÂRSSUAQ\u003cbr\u003ePUAGSSUAQ\u003cbr\u003eTUNGUJULUK AND SAUNIKOQ\u003cbr\u003eANARTEQ\u003cbr\u003eTHE GUILLEMOT THAT COULD TALK\u003cbr\u003eKÁNAGSSUAQ","brand":"Balefire Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070930501872,"sku":"2940015526639","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015526639_p0.jpg?v=1763621172","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015526639","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}