@article{oai:tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp:02003291, author = {TAKAHASHI, Minori}, journal = {Inter Faculty}, month = {Mar}, note = {It has been pointed out that the concept of the relationship between humans and nature held by Greenland’s Inuit, in comparison with Alaska and Canada, contains a strong utilitarian perception that seeks to maximize and which exists in compromise with a reciprocal attitude towards nature. However, almost no work has been done to unravel the process in which, so to speak, such a mixture was created. This paper summarizes the joint research that posed the question why such a relationship between humans and nature which is a compromise between reciprocity and utilitarianism was formed. We focused our attention on three factors that have been addressed in previous research only partially and have not been examined thoroughly enough: A . fusion with Christianity, B . the processes of modernization and secularization, and C . the cultural and social role of elders in the Inuit society.}, pages = {45--62}, title = {The Inuit of Greenland: Doing Area Studies on the Compromise between Reciprocity and Utility}, volume = {11}, year = {2020} }