collect work bronislaw pilsudskus alfred f majewicz editor collect work bronislaw pilsudskus volume aborigine sakhalin x cm xviii page cloth dm approx us trend linguistic documentation volume material study ainu language folklore cracow x cm xiv page cloth dm approx us trend linguistic documentation two volumes open edition collected works bronislaw pilsudski eminent selfmade scholar whom history prove one most remarkable explorer language culture small aboriginal inhabit island sakhalin adjacent lower amur region turn twentieth century sakhalin ainu nivhgu gilyak orok olcha nanai pilsudskus hardly leave important aspect life untouch present versatile incomparable image spiritual material world community long since extinct small part pilsudskus s work write language rang german french english russian polish japanese appear small local periodical constitute bibliographical rarity retrieve most part however writings remain unpublish present day conceive under auspices international commitee restoration assessment work bronislaw pilsudskus icrap edition reconstruct pilsudskus s invaluable contribution humanities same present reconstruction world sakhalin native absorb past volume aborigines sakhalin volume contain translation english polish russian japanese material example history folklore economic life shamanism sexual life medical anthropology bear festival publish between mainly local journal hardly accessible today english french german article appear original language volume materials study ainu language folklore cracow reprint classic cracow edition accompany index mouton de gruyter walter de gruyter inc postfach saw mill river road d berlin hawthorne ny germany usa fax fax email mouton degruyter de publication de gruyter order vium world wide web http www degruyter com 