On the occasion of the exhibition Inuit - Impressions of the Canadian Far North, the Art & History Museum presents a series of six lectures exploring various themes related to the exhibition.
Valse des esprits et métamorphoses : les sources de la résilience du chamanisme des Inuit du Nunavut (Canada) - lecture in French
Frédéric Laugrand, professeur UCLouvain
The Inuit, who today inhabit the vast territory of Nunavut, have embraced Christianity for more than two centuries. Yet shamanic traditions, though officially considered extinct, remain very much alive. They continue to influence certain hunting practices and are becoming even more visible in Inuit art. Studies show that these traditions remain a major source of resilience for the Inuit, as was the case for the Ahiarmiut group, which was forcibly relocated in the late 1950s.
Through several contemporary examples - the movement and transformation of invisible beings, the omnipresence of non-human entities in the tundra, divination practices, and therapeutic knowledge, among others - this lecture will shed light on the power of these dynamics and the “transformative continuity” that characterizes Arctic cosmologies.
Practical information
Sunday November 8 from 10:30 to 12:00.
The lectures are open to the public with a valid museum admission ticket (for the collections or an exhibition) and will take place in the conference room at the Art & History Museum.
The lecture will be given in French.
More information?
Contact us via public@kmkg-mrah.be.
With the support of The Friends of the RMAH