{"product_id":"maori-religion-and-mythology-illustrated-by-translations-of-traditions-karakia-etc-paperback-9781108040624","title":"Maori Religion and Mythology; Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, etc (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108040624","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaori Religion and Mythology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIllustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, etc\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1882 publication on Maori belief was compiled from texts written or dictated by Maori and translated by Edward Shortland.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward Shortland (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108040624, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e130 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 0.8 cm, 0.18 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Primitive religion and mythology. Aryans and Polynesians\u003cbr\u003e 2. Maori cosmogony and mythology\u003cbr\u003e 3. Religious rites of the Maori\u003cbr\u003e 4. Religious rites of the Maori\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Maori chief of olden time\u003cbr\u003e 6. Claiming and naming land\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Maori land tenure\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: terms of Maori relationship\u003cbr\u003e Explanation of some Maori words occuring in following pages\u003cbr\u003e Karakia Maori.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003611566360,"sku":"9781108040624","price":20.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108040624i.jpg?v=1696746467","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/maori-religion-and-mythology-illustrated-by-translations-of-traditions-karakia-etc-paperback-9781108040624","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}