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 First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when it was observed that, due to the introduction of European culture and education, indigenous traditions were in danger of dying out. The material was collected by John White (1826-91), an ethnographer, public servant and writer who had arrived in New Zealand as a boy and first began documenting Maori poetry in the 1840s. Volume 1, published in 1887, includes narratives about the Horouta canoe, the first Maori gods and the creation of humans. The preface explains that although by this time many Maori had become Christians, certain passages in the myths were still deemed too sacred (tapu) to be revealed to outsiders. 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John White
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese, Maori
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108039598
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03959-8
• Pagine: 374
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology; The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions 6 Volume Set
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Etnologia > Etnologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; 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)