Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions - Volume Set the Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and

Informationen zum Autor On April 14, 2014, Rob received a divine message: 'Stop fearing that which you do not want to happen, and instead, be afraid of what you do want.'That insight led to coauthoring the book, How I Learned the Law of Fear: The Journey of Rob Waterlander, which chronicles his personal journey of navigating the law of fear. Klappentext Published 1887-90, this six-volume compilation of Maori oral literature, with English translations, contains traditions about deities, origins and warfare. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Whare-kura; 2. Mythology of creation; 3. Tane and rebellion of spirits; 4. Division of heaven and earth; 5. Death of Wahie-roa; 6. Death of Wahie-roa; 7. Attempt to murder Ta-whaki; 8. Ta-whaki ascends to heaven; 9. Creation of woman; 10. The god Tane; 11. Creation of man and woman; 12. The deluge.

Product details

• Authors: John White
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English, Maori
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108039598
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03959-8
• No. of pages: 374
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology; The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions 6 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Folklore, myths & legends, Social and cultural anthropology, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)