M ori religion

Polynesia, New Zealand, M ori mythology, Polynesians, Tangaroa, Elizabeth II
Herausgegeben:Garfield, Norton Fausto

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. M ori religion is the religious beliefs and practice of the M ori, the Polynesian indigenous people of New Zealand. Traditional M ori religion, that is, the pre-European belief system of the M ori, was little modified from that of their tropical Eastern Polynesian homeland (Hawaiki Nui), conceiving of everything, including natural elements and all living things as connected by common descent through whakapapa or genealogy. Accordingly, all things were thought of as possessing a life force or mauri. As an illustration of this concept of connectedness through genealogy, consider a few of the major personifications of pre-contact times: Tangaroa was the personification of the ocean and the ancestor or origin of all fish; T ne was the personification of the forest and the origin of all birds; and Rongo was the personification of peaceful activities and agriculture and the ancestor of cultivated plants. (According to some, the supreme personification of the M ori was Io; however this idea is controversial.)

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Anim Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786138029731
• ISBN-10: 6138029739
• Artikelnr.: 34492057