The “Eye of the drum.” Past and Present of qilaujjarniq in the Canadian Central Arctic (Nunavut)
(2018) Anthropos — Vol. 113, n° 2, p. 491-502 (2018)
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- (en) Abstract. – Today, the art of drum dancing is reviving in Nunavut. Drawing on various ethnographical experiences with a group of elders, this article approaches qilaujjarniq, drum dancing accompanied by people singing, putting forward not the audio but the visual code. I argue that the drum allows the drummer to see the deceased, this connection being strengthened by the pisiit (songs), which can bring the drummer to a state of joy as he reached another dimension in time and space. Finally, drum dancing offers a suitable context for the performer to express his personal style, which contributes to maintain the great variety of drumming traditions. [Inuit, drum, deceased, cosmology, songs, visual]
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Laugrand, F. (2018). The “Eye of the drum.” Past and Present of qilaujjarniq in the Canadian Central Arctic (Nunavut). Anthropos, 113(2), 491-502. https://doi.org/10.5771/0257-9774-2018-2-491 (Original work published 2018)