{"product_id":"the-ancient-history-of-the-maori-his-mythology-and-traditions-paperback-9781108039642","title":"The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108039642","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\"\u003e9781108039642, 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\"\u003e376 pages, 11 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.48 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 multi-volume chronicle of Maori history and culture was one of the first books to record the oral narratives of the indigenous people of New Zealand. The project were commissioned by the New Zealand government in 1879 when it was observed that, due to the introduction of European culture and education, tribal lore was dying out. The material was collected and recorded by John White (1826–91), an ethnographer and public servant who had been well versed in Maori language and customs from an early age. The stories were printed in both Maori and English. Volume 6, published in 1890, contains additional narratives about the Tainui migration and describes wars both between Maori tribes and against Europeans. It concludes with detailed genealogies of gods, ancestors and humans that were traditionally recited in ritual contexts such as births or burials.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Of the various expeditions of the Wai-koto against the Nga-ti-awa and other southern tribes\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rau-paraha\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rau-paraha goes to Maunga-tautari to fetch the Nga-ti-raukawa tribe\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rau-paraha and war-party go to the Wai-pounamu\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rau-paraha and Rangi-hae-ata\u003cbr\u003e 6. Maori wars\u003cbr\u003e 7. Lands taken in war, and how given to tribes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Attack on Pa at Kai-a-poi\u003cbr\u003e 9. A Maori relic\u003cbr\u003e 10. Wars of Rau-paraha on middle island natives\u003cbr\u003e 11. Death of Europeans at Wai-rau\u003cbr\u003e 12. Genealogy of Te-po\u003cbr\u003e 13. Descendants of Rangi and Papa\u003cbr\u003e 14. Genealogical table of Tiki-au-aha\u003cbr\u003e 15. Offspring of Pae-rangi\u003cbr\u003e 16. Genealogy of Rongo-whakaata.\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":46266060308760,"sku":"9781108039642","price":35.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108039642i.jpg?v=1696746412","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ancient-history-of-the-maori-his-mythology-and-traditions-paperback-9781108039642","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}