Maori Religion and Mythology
Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, etc
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- Author: Edward Shortland
- Date Published: December 2011
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108040624
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First published in 1882, Edward Shortland's study is an important account of Maori mythology, religion and concepts of authority. Shortland (1812–93), an English-born physician and ethnographer, first arrived in New Zealand in 1841 to work for the newly formed colonial government. He later served as a government interpreter, Sub-Protector of Aborigines, and Native Secretary during his time in New Zealand and spent much of his career interacting with Maori. This concise book is the result of years of careful research into Maori beliefs and customs, based on narratives and songs dictated to Shortland, or written down for him to translate. It includes a particularly detailed account of Maori cosmogony, lists of Maori vocabulary relating to kinship and to the spirit world, several karakia (prayers) and extensive notes on the naming and claiming of land and the Maori understanding of land tenure.
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- Date Published: December 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108040624
- length: 130 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 8 mm
- weight: 0.18kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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.
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