angakok


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angakok

(ˈæŋɡəˌkɒk)
n
an Inuit shaman
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Although traditional Inuit society has been considered egalitarian, with Angakok providing guidance and leadership, Cartwright's observations shed new light on its social complexity.
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One heroic friend of the killed hunter, an angakok, had himself buried, to be snatched out of the grave by Nareya.
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