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The Lore of the Whare-wananga 2 Volume Set (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,620
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The Lore of the Whare-wananga 2 Volume Set (Paperback): H. T Whatahoro

The Lore of the Whare-wananga 2 Volume Set (Paperback)

H. T Whatahoro; Translated by S. Percy Smith

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology

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Stephenson Percy Smith (1840-1922) arrived in New Zealand as a boy, and soon became fascinated by Maori culture. After retiring in 1900 from his career as a government surveyor, Smith devoted himself to the study of the Maori and co-founded the Polynesian Society, which published this two-volume study in 1913-15. The book contains the Maori text of an important body of beliefs and traditions which had been committed to writing over fifty years earlier, when the young W. H. Whatahoro had acted as scribe for a group of senior elders concerned to preserve this ancient and sacred knowledge. Only long afterwards was Whatahoro willing to divulge it to Europeans, and he personally assisted Smith with the translation provided here. Their pioneering work laid foundations for later research. Volume 1 focuses on the gods and creation myths, and Volume 2 on the history of the Maori.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
Release date: November 2011
First published: October 2011
Authors: H. T Whatahoro
Translators: S. Percy Smith
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback • Paperback
Pages: 532
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-04011-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN: 1-108-04011-X
Barcode: 9781108040112

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