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From bloodthirsty vengeful spirits to shape-shifting entities that lurk in the shadows, these ghostly figures continue to be ...

About 90% of the 57,000 Greenlanders identify as Inuit and the vast majority of them belong to the Lutheran Church today, ...

“It was translated often from Danish rituals, but since the beginning we have always used our language and ... In recent years, young people have increasingly demanded the revival of pre-Christian ...

“It was translated often from Danish rituals, but since the beginning ... have increasingly demanded the revival of pre-Christian shamanistic traditions like drum dancing; some have been getting ...

Some credit him for helping educate the local population and spreading Lutheranism, which continues to unite many Greenlanders under rituals and ... of pre-Christian shamanistic traditions like ...