The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions
The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions
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USDFirst 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.
Product details
November 2011Paperback
9781108039642
376 pages
216 × 140 × 21 mm
0.48kg
11 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Of the various expeditions of the Wai-koto against the Nga-ti-awa and other southern tribes
- 2. Rau-paraha
- 3. Rau-paraha goes to Maunga-tautari to fetch the Nga-ti-raukawa tribe
- 4. Rau-paraha and war-party go to the Wai-pounamu
- 5. Rau-paraha and Rangi-hae-ata
- 6. Maori wars
- 7. Lands taken in war, and how given to tribes
- 8. Attack on Pa at Kai-a-poi
- 9. A Maori relic
- 10. Wars of Rau-paraha on middle island natives
- 11. Death of Europeans at Wai-rau
- 12. Genealogy of Te-po
- 13. Descendants of Rangi and Papa
- 14. Genealogical table of Tiki-au-aha
- 15. Offspring of Pae-rangi
- 16. Genealogy of Rongo-whakaata.
