Boundaries and Passages

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Boundaries and Passages is written by Ann Fienup-Riordan and published by VNR AG. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0806126043 (ISBN 10) and 9780806126043 (ISBN 13).

Incorporating elders' recollections of the system of ruled boundaries and ritual passages that guided their parents and grandparents a century ago, Ann Fienup-Riordan brings into focus the complex, creative Yupik world view - expressed by ceremonial exchanges and the cycling of names, gifts, and persons - which continues to shape daily life in communities along the Bering Sea coast. Her analysis is illustrated with many contemporary and historical photographs