Maori Religion and Mythology: Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, &C.: Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, etc - Brossura

Shortland, Edward

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ISBN 10: 1108040624 ISBN 13: 9781108040624

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Riassunto

First published in 1882, Edward Shortland's study is an important account of Maori mythology, religion and concepts of authority. Shortland (1812–93), an English-born physician and ethnographer, first arrived in New Zealand in 1841 to work for the newly formed colonial government. He later served as a government interpreter, Sub-Protector of Aborigines, and Native Secretary during his time in New Zealand and spent much of his career interacting with Maori. This concise book is the result of years of careful research into Maori beliefs and customs, based on narratives and songs dictated to Shortland, or written down for him to translate. It includes a particularly detailed account of Maori cosmogony, lists of Maori vocabulary relating to kinship and to the spirit world, several karakia (prayers) and extensive notes on the naming and claiming of land and the Maori understanding of land tenure.

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This important account of Maori mythology, religion and concepts of authority was first published in 1882. Based closely on texts written down or dictated by Maori themselves, and translated by Shortland, it includes lists of vocabulary about kinship and the spirit world, as well as information on Maori land tenure.

Contenuti:

Preface; 1. Primitive religion and mythology. Aryans and Polynesians; 2. Maori cosmogony and mythology; 3. Religious rites of the Maori; 4. Religious rites of the Maori; 5. The Maori chief of olden time; 6. Claiming and naming land; 7. The Maori land tenure; Appendix: terms of Maori relationship; Explanation of some Maori words occuring in following pages; Karakia Maori.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108040624
• ISBN 13: 9781108040624
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 130