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angakkuq (複数形 angakkuqs)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/14 16:43 UTC 版)
The Angakkuq (Inuktitut; plural angakkuit) (Inuktitut syllabics ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ), Angatkuq (Inuvialuktun), Angakok (plural angákut) or Ilisitsok (Kalaallisut) is the intellectual and spiritual figure among the Inuit and corresponds to a shaman. Not only the Inuit, but also other Eskimo cultures know similar mediator persons. Shamanism among Eskimo peoples has many forms and variants, like Eskimo cultures themselves.