THERAPEUTIC THEATRE OF ALASKA ESKIMOS

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  • PEGGY C. HARMELING Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/wszmz318

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THERAPEUTIC

Abstract

The Eskimos at Cape Prince of Wales, most westerly tip of the American continent, conduct a primitive form of psychodrama theatre in their Kosgee, or community igloo. During the long winter night of six months, they gather in this underground meeting place, with a stage at the back, and there portray in pantomime and chant the emotional experiences of their lives. An orchestra of drums, made like large tambourines with handles instead of the metal jingles, and a stick that beats the frame rather than the stretched hide, provides a background of invitation and stimulation to express the emotions and dramatize the experiences that have aroused and disturbed them

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2024-11-21

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (1950): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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