Siqqitiq

Siqqitiq (meaning transforming one's life, more specifically adopting Christianity) is the ritual of converting Inuit with shamanist beliefs to Christianity. This is usually accompanied by ritualistic consumption of foods held taboo by shamanist belief (including caribou lung and heart.[1]

References

  • Laugrand, Frédéric; "Siqqitiqpuq: Conversion et réception du christianisme par les Inuit de l’Arctique de l’Est canadien (1890-1940)"; Ph.D. Dissertation, Université Laval, 1997.
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