Edward Shortland

Maori Religion and Mythology

Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, Etc

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1882 publication on Maori belief was compiled from texts written or dictated by Maori and translated by Edward Shortland.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 174g
• ISBN-13: 9781108040624
• ISBN-10: 1108040624
• Artikelnr.: 34571709

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Primitive religion and mythology. Aryans and Polynesians
2. Maori cosmogony and mythology
3. Religious rites of the Maori
4. Religious rites of the Maori
5. The Maori chief of olden time
6. Claiming and naming land
7. The Maori land tenure
Appendix: terms of Maori relationship
Explanation of some Maori words occuring in following pages
Karakia Maori.