{"product_id":"the-ancient-history-of-the-maori-his-mythology-and-traditions-paperback-9781108039635","title":"The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108039635","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished 1887–90, this six-volume compilation of Maori oral literature, with English translations, contains traditions about deities, origins and warfare.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn White (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108039635, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e488 pages, 13 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.62 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 between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when it was observed that, due to the introduction of European culture and education, indigenous traditions were in danger of dying out. The material was collected by John White (1826–91), an ethnographer, public servant and writer who had arrived in New Zealand as a boy and first began documenting Maori poetry in the 1840s. Volume 5, published in 1888, contains narratives about the Tainui migration and describes some of the more violent episodes in Maori history, including famous intertribal wars.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The ancient canoes, and Tai-nui\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hotu-mauea\u003cbr\u003e 3. Journey of Tara to Katikati\u003cbr\u003e 4. Motai\u003cbr\u003e 5. The exploits of Te-ngako\u003cbr\u003e 6. The forts of Tu-Raunga-tao taken\u003cbr\u003e 7. Battles fought previous to those of Mau-inaina and the Totara\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Nga-ti-maru answer by song\u003cbr\u003e 9. An account of an ancient (European) navigator called Rongo-tute\u003cbr\u003e 10. The war between Nga-ti-maru and Nga-ti-whananga\u003cbr\u003e 11. The war of Nga-ti-awa on Hau-raki\u003cbr\u003e 12. The attack of Kohi-rangatira and Te-kanawa on Nga-puhi\u003cbr\u003e 13. The acts of murder by the Nga-puhi on the Hau-raki tribes\u003cbr\u003e 14. How Nga-i-te-rangi obtained possession of Tauranga\u003cbr\u003e 15. Pa at Maketu Taken\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Nga-ti-maru reside in Horo-tiu.\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":46002154897688,"sku":"9781108039635","price":39.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108039635i_f0f75716-f3fb-49d9-ab51-8f475245e829.jpg?v=1696746418","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ancient-history-of-the-maori-his-mythology-and-traditions-paperback-9781108039635","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}