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In the Inuit religion, Torngarsuk (or Torngasak) is a sea, death and underworld god,[1] one of the more important deities in the Inuit pantheon. He is said to be the leader of the Tornat, a group of protective gods.[2]
Torngarsuk is listed as a demon or spirit in the Dictionnaire Infernal - a.k.a. Tornatik, Torngarsoak, Torngasoak, Tungrangayak, Tornasuk etc. is a mischievous demon/spirit worshiped by offering in Greenland and the northeastern regions of Canada.
- ^ Jakobsen, Merete Demant (2020). Shamanism: Traditional and Contemporary Approaches to the Mastery of Spirits and Healing. Berghahn Books. p. 67. ISBN 9781789202076.
- ^ Kumlien, Ludwig (1879). "Contributions to the natural history of Arctic America, made in connection with the Howgate Polar Expedition, 1877-78 Ethnology. Fragmentary notes on the Eskimo of Cumberland Sound" (PDF). Bulletin of the United States National Museum: 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2022-05-13.