Capt Graah's account on Angekkok beliefs
In this excerpt Captain Graah is comparing their belief system to his own European Christianity. He expresses they have no belief system because they do not worship a Supreme Being. He observes their subscription to many spirits that are connected to the land and are unseen by any except the Angekkoks themselves. He accounts how their beliefs play out in daily life to the health of individuals and the procurement of their food
- Identifier
- Voyage to Greenland Religion
- Title
- Capt Graah's account on Angekkok beliefs
- Description
- The perspective of European views observing the Angekkok's beliefs in supernatural beings
- Creator
- Willhelm August Graah
- Date Created
- 1837
- Publisher
- John Parker
- Bibliographic Citation
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Willhelm August Graah. Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland. London: John Parker. 1837.
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