Jonathan Turk
Autor von Cold Oceans: Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat, and Dogsled
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Jon Turk is the author of twenty-five environmental- and earth-science textbooks and two previous adventure travel books. He writes frequently for many different magazines. He is a world-class adventurer who alternates his time between Fernie, British Columbia, and Darby, Montana.
Werke von Jonathan Turk
The Raven's Gift: A Scientist, a Shaman, and Their Remarkable Journey Through the Siberian Wilderness (2010) 48 Exemplare
Introduction to environmental studies (Saunders golden sunburst series in environmental science) (1980) 8 Exemplare
Physical science, with environmental and other practical applications (Saunders golden sunburst series) (1977) 4 Exemplare
Crocodiles and Ice: A Journey into Deep Wild 1 Exemplar
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So instead, he wrote text books and went on adventures, hoping to write adventure books.
With this in mind, he and a Soviet friend planned a three thousand mile kayak trip along the Arctic Rim from Japan to Alaska. While they were along the coast of Kamchatka, a huge storm blew up and forced them to land near the indigenous Koryak village of Vyvenka. The inhabitants believed he had been forced there by Mollynnaut, a elderly woman shaman of the tribe.
Jon and Mollynnaut formed an unusual bond, and Jon returned to the village four more times in later years. On his second trip, Mollynnaut took Jon on an expedition to the other side, where with the help of her raven spiritual guide, he was healed of a pelvic injury suffered in an avalanche.
I enjoyed this view of a fast-fading native culture, which had come to rely on ships and supplies from the Russian Soviet. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Koryaks were left to fend on their own without their traditional means to support themselves as the reindeer had almost disappeared from the land.
The spiritual side of the story was also interesting, but less so. Spiritual growth can come in many forms and the author found both physical healing and emotional acceptance of a later devastating incident. Nevertheless, it is not my path.
I would recommend it to those with an interest in indigenous people and their indigenous shamanic beliefs.… (mehr)