Mary Giraudo Beck
Shamans and Kushtakas
Mary Giraudo Beck · 1991
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Mix of history, legend, and adventure to dramatize the values and traditions of Tlingit and Haida societies. The shaman, honored as a healer and one who could see into the future fought the kustaka, an evil spirit (half human and half land otter) for the souls of dying persons.
First sentence: THE venerated Kaka was the first person to confront the dreaded land otter and gain its powerful spirit.
Book details
- Year
- 1991
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Alaska Northwest Books
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 127
- ISBN
- 9780882404066
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