Lore of the Whare-Wananga - Or Teachings of the Maori College on Religion, Cosmogony, and History

Klappentext This account of Maori traditions, dictated by elders in the 1850s, was published with an English translation in 1913-15. Zusammenfassung The Maori texts in this 1913–15 publication were written down over fifty years earlier by W. H. Whatahoro, acting as scribe for senior Maori elders. Whatahoro himself helped prepare the accompanying English translation. Volume 2 covers traditions concerning the origins and early history of the Maori people and their migrations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Fatherland Irihia. Migration from there to Tawhiti-roa. The Uruao canoe. Was Tama-rereti identical with Hawaii-loa? Ancient Indian vessels; 2. The migration to Tawhiti-nui. Te Irapanga-nui sails across the North Pacific to Oahu. Migration to Tahiti; 3. The discovery of New Zealand by Kupe as related by Te Matorohanga; 4. The Tangata-whenua of New Zealand; 5. The migration of Toi-te-huatahi to New Zealand; 6. The coming of Manaia to New Zealand; 7. K¿hu goes to the Chatham Islands. Te Uru-o-Manono. The canoes of the migration from Hawaiki. K¿hu-koka returns to Hawaiki; 8. Doings in Tahiti shortly before the fleet left for New Zealand, circa, 1350; 9. The coming of 'Takitimu' canoe to New Zealand; 10. The coming of 'Takitimu' canoe to New Zealand continued; 11. The reason why details of the other canoes are not here given. Of Toi-te-hautahi. 'Tainui' and 'Te Arawa' canoes. The Migration of Tara-pounamu. The Ngati-Awa tribe; 12. Turanga-i-mua and Tane-roa. Ngati-Awa migrate to the West Coast. Ngati-Mamoe migrate to the South Island; 13. The expedition of Turanga-i-mua to the North; 14. The heavenly Whare-w¿nanga. The Whare-kura at O-akura. Tama-ahua and Raumati. The burning of 'Te Arawa' canoe. Tara, of Ngai-Tara and Timuaki; Index.

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• Authors: H. T. Whatahoro, Whatahoro H. T.
• Assisted by: S. Percy Smith (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108040105
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04010-5
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology; The Lore of the Whare-wānanga 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / 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, New Zealand, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, New Zealand / Aotearoa, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)