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. Zusammenfassung This compilation of Maori oral literature was commissioned in 1879 by the New Zealand government to help preserve indigenous traditions. The ethnographer John White (1826–91) collected the texts and provided accompanying English translations. Volume 5 (1888) contains Tainui migration narratives and describes violent events including famous intertribal wars. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The ancient canoes, and Tai-nui; 2. Hotu-mauea; 3. Journey of Tara to Katikati; 4. Motai; 5. The exploits of Te-ngako; 6. The forts of Tu-Raunga-tao taken; 7. Battles fought previous to those of Mau-inaina and the Totara; 8. The Nga-ti-maru answer by song; 9. An account of an ancient (European) navigator called Rongo-tute; 10. The war between Nga-ti-maru and Nga-ti-whananga; 11. The war of Nga-ti-awa on Hau-raki; 12. The attack of Kohi-rangatira and Te-kanawa on Nga-puhi; 13. The acts of murder by the Nga-puhi on the Hau-raki tribes; 14. How Nga-i-te-rangi obtained possession of Tauranga; 15. Pa at Maketu Taken; 16. The Nga-ti-maru reside in Horo-tiu.

Product details

• Authors: John White
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108039635
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03963-5
• No. of pages: 488
• 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)