Editing Adlivun

{{short description|Spirits in Inuit mythology}}
In [[Inuit religion]], '''Adlivun''' (''those who live beneath us'',<ref name=fb88589>Boas 1888, Sedna and the fulmar p. 589</ref> from ''at ~ al'' below, ''-lirn'' in a certain direction, ''-vun'' possessive first person plural;<ref>Boas 1888, Glossary p. 659</ref> also known as [[Idliragijenget]]) are the spirits of the departed who reside in the [[underworld]], and by extension the underworld itself, located beneath the land and the sea.  The souls are purified there, in preparation for the travel to the Land of the Moon ([[Quidlivun]] or [[Qudlivun]], ''the uppermost ones''),<ref name=fb88589/><ref>Boas 1888, Glossary p. 662</ref> where they find eternal rest and peace.<ref name=fg95333>Gabryl 1895, p. 333</ref>  [[Sedna (mythology)|Sedna]], [[Torngarsuk]] and the [[tornat]] (spirits of animals and natural formations) and [[tupilaq]] (souls of dead people) live in Adlivun,<ref name=ml5650>Leach 1956, Roll over p. 50</ref> which is usually described as a frozen wasteland.  Sedna is the ruler of the land,<ref name=ml5650/> and is said to imprison the souls of the living as part of the preparation for the next stage of their journey.

When an [[Inuit|Inuk]] dies, they are wrapped in [[Reindeer|caribou]] skin and buried.  Elderly corpses have their feet pointing towards west or southwest, while children's feet point east or southeast and young adults towards the south.  Three days of mourning follow, with relatives staying in the deceased's hut with nostrils closed by a piece of caribou skin.  After three days, the mourners ritualistically circle the grave three times, promising [[venison]] to the spirit, which is then brought when the grave is visited.

The [[psychopomp]]s [[Pinga (goddess)|Pinga]] and [[Anguta]] bring the souls of the dead to Adlivun, where they must stay for one year before moving on.

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=== Bibliography ===
* {{cite book |last=Boas |first=Franz |author-link=Franz Boas |editor=Smithsonian Institution |editor-link=Smithsonian Institution |year=1888 |title=The Central Eskimo: Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885 |url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42084/42084-h/42084-h.htm |language=English |location=Washington (District of Columbia), USA |publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] |oclc=16737743 |via=[[Project Gutenberg]]}}
* {{cite book |last1=Gabryl |first1=Franciszek |editor=Skład Główny w Księgarni G. Gebethnera i spółki |year=1895 |title=Nieśmiertelność duszy ludzkiej w świetle rozumu i nowoczesnej nauki |trans-title=The human soul's immortality enlightened through reason and modern science |url=http://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/doccontent?id=1834 |language=Polish |location=Kraków, PL |publisher=Druk. Wł. L. Anczyc i Sp. |id=oai:rcin.org.pl:1834 |via=RCIN-IGIPZ - Digital Repository of Scientific Institutions}}
* {{cite book |last=Leach |first=Maria |author-link=Maria Leach |year=1954 |title=The Beginning: Creation Myths Around the World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1i3XAAAAMAAJ |language=English |location=New York City (New York), USA |publisher=[[Funk & Wagnalls]] |oclc=528661 |via=[[Google Books]]}}

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