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Author_Robert Dean Craig
Birdman
Cannibalism
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Cult of Easter Island
Demigods
Earthquakes
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Ghosts
God Images
Hawaii
Kane (Tane)
Kava (yAva)
Mana
Maui
Monsters
Mythology
Origin of Death
Pele
Ra (Sun God)
Rangi and Papa
Tattooing
Underworld
Volcano Goddess
Product details
- ISBN 9781576078945
- Weight: 822g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 25 Oct 2004
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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An accessible, concise reference source on Polynesia's complex mythology, product of a culture little known outside its home.
Encounters with the West introduced Polynesian mythology to the world—and sealed its fate as a casualty of colonialism. But for centuries before the Europeans came, that mythology was as vast as the triangle of ocean in which it flourished, as diverse as the people it served, and as complex as the mythologies of Greece and Rome.
Students, researchers, and enthusiasts can follow vivid retellings of stories of creation, death, and great voyages, tracking variations from island to island. They can use the book's reference section for information on major deities, heroes, elves, fairies, and recurring themes, as well as the mythic implications of everything from dogs and volcanoes to the hula, Easter Island, and tattooing (invented in the South Pacific and popularized by returning sailors).
Robert D. Craig is professor emeritus of Pacific history at Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK.
