Hawaiian Mythology / / Martha Warren Beckwith.
Ku and Hina-man andwoman-were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancientHawaiians. They were life's fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind,both those who are to come and those already born.The Hawaiian gods werelike great chiefs from far lands who visited among the pe...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021] ©1970 |
سنة النشر: | 2021 |
اللغة: | English |
الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | |
وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (608 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Preface -- PART ONE: THE GODS -- PART TWO: CHILDREN OF THE GODS -- PART THREE: THE CHIEFS -- PART FOUR: HEROES AND LOVERS IN FICTION -- References -- Index |
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الملخص: | Ku and Hina-man andwoman-were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancientHawaiians. They were life's fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind,both those who are to come and those already born.The Hawaiian gods werelike great chiefs from far lands who visited among the people, entering their dailylives sometimes as humans or animals, sometimes taking residence in a stone orwooden idol. As years passed, the families of gods grew and included thetrickster Maui, who snared the sun, and fiery Pele of the volcano.Ancient Hawaiian lived bythe animistic philosophy that assigned living souls to animals, trees, stones,stars, and clouds, as well as to humans. Religion and mythology were interwovenin Hawaiian culture; and local legends and genealogies were preserved in song,chant, and narrative.Martha Beckwith was thefirst scholar to chart a path through the hundreds of books, articles, andlittle-known manuscripts that recorded the oral narratives of the Hawaiianpeople. Her book has become a classic work of folklore and ethnology, and thedefinitive treatment of Hawaiian mythology.With an introduction by Katherine Luomala. |
التنسيق: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ردمك: | 9780824840716 9783110564150 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9780824840716 |
وصول: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Martha Warren Beckwith. |