Inuit Religion

Every culture differs when it comes to religion. In the case of the Alaskian Inuits this is no different. The traditional or main religion of these people is animistic. Animistic meaning that everything is infused or saturated with spirit. It was their goal to stay in harmony with the spirit world. They did this with the use of amulets which they wore, the observance of taboos, and participation in a number of ceremonies which main focus was the success of the hunt, food, birth, death, the life cycle, and the seasonal round.There are also two forms of traditional medicine used by the inuits. One involved intercession and divination with the spirits while the other involved massage and manipulation of various body parts, mainly the internal organs. They also had different views on death than those of christianity. In the Inuit relgion when a person died, his or her personal belongings were placed on the grave so that the dead can use them in the afterlife, however, the soul of everyone who died would be reanimated in the form of a newborn infant. The traditional beliefs about death and the afterworld have been replaced by an array of Christian beliefs.

Bibliography: Unknown Author, "The Arctic People - Religion / Ceremonies / Art / Clothing." Inuit Online cultural Resources. http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_inuit5.html (accessed April 9, 2013).