Fridtjof Nansen

Eskimo Life (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

For one whole winter we were cut off from the world and immured among the Greenlanders. I dwelt in their huts, took part in their hunting, and tried, as well as I could, to live their life and learn their language. But one winter, unfortunately, is far too short a time in which to attain a thorough knowledge of so peculiar a people, its civilisation, and its ways of thought-that would require years of patient study. Nevertheless, I have tried in this book to record the impressions made upon me by the Eskimo and his polity, and have sought, as far as possible, to support them by quotations from former authors. There may even be things which a newcomer sees more clearly than an observer of many years? standing, who lives in their midst.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BoD - Books on Demand
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783752842951
• Artikelnr.: 54601419

Autorenporträt

Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis.

Inhaltsangabe

Translator's preface
Author's preface
1. Greenland and the Eskimo
2. Appearance and dress
3. The 'kaiak' and its appurtenances
4. The Eskimo at sea
5. Winter-houses, tents, woman-boats, and excursions
6. Cookery and dainties
7. Character and social conditions
8. The position and work of women
9. Love and marriage
10. Morals
11. Judicial proceedings, and entertainment
12. Mental gifts and art
13. Religious ideas
14. The introduction of Christianity
15. Europeans and natives
16. What have we achieved
17. Conclusion.