William Mariner

An Account of the Natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean - Volume 2

Herausgeber: Martin, John

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This two-volume second edition, published in 1818, offers an important early insight into the customs and language of the Tongan people.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 502
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 701g
• ISBN-13: 9781108057554
• ISBN-10: 1108057551
• Artikelnr.: 37452517

Inhaltsangabe

15. The king annihilates the divine chiefdom of Tooitonga
16. Anecdote of the late king, character of the present king
17. Rank in society
18. Enumeration of the principal notions on which the religion of Tonga is founded
19. Farther particulars respecting the divine chiefs
20. Cava root ceremony
21. The state of the healing art in these islands
22. General observations on the principal arts and manufactures
23. General habits of chiefs, matabooles, mooas, women and children
A grammar of the Tonga language
A vocabulary, Tonga and English
A vocabulary, English and Tonga.