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Arctic Madness: The Anthropology of a Delusion
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DELEAGE, PierreHOWARD, Catherine V

The French missionary-linguist Émile Petitot (1838–1916) spent twenty years near the Arctic Circle in Canada, publishing numerous works on First Nations languages and practices. Over time, however, he descended into delirium and began to summon imaginary persecutions, pen improbable interpretations of his Indigenous hosts, and burst into schizoid fury. Delving into thousands of pages in lett…

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301.2842 DEL a