Meetthemotleycrewofdangerous,cheeky,andfantasticalbeingsofGreenland!>TheworldofGreenlandicmythologyisinhabitedbycreaturesthathaveplayedavitalroleinInuitbeliefsandstoriesthroughouttheages.TheBestiariumisacollectionofwhatisgenerallyknownaboutthesediversebeings,spirits,andanimals.Theirstoriesaregritty,cruel,andreflectfromtheharshlandscapeandlifestyleofancientGreenland.DescriptionsarepairedwithillustrationsbycontemporaryGreenlandicillustratorsthattransportthesemythologicalbeingsintothe21stCentury.AbriefhistoryofGreenlandandtheshamantraditionlaunchesthereaderintotheancientworldofGreenlandandhowmythandlegendtoldgenerationaftergenerationcanmouldanddepictaplacethatwasdarkandgrimasmischievousandlivelyandfullofnaturalwonders.NowavailableinNorthAmericaaspartofEyeofNewt’sspecialtyseries,WoolofBat,whichisfocusedonthepreservationandpromotionoffolkloreandoralhistoryfromaroundtheworld.ThiseditionoftheBestiariumfeaturesre-translatedandeditedchapteron“Shamans,witches,andwitchcraft“byRobinFenrirMansaHillestr繪m.
