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The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions (English, Maori, Paperback)
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The Ancient History of the Maori, his Mythology and Traditions (English, Maori, Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology, Volume 1
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First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work,
containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary,
and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of
the oral traditions of the Maori. The project was commissioned by
the New Zealand government in 1879 when it was observed that, due
to the introduction of European culture and education, indigenous
traditions were in danger of dying out. The material was collected
by John White (1826-91), an ethnographer, public servant and writer
who had arrived in New Zealand as a boy and first began documenting
Maori poetry in the 1840s. Volume 1, published in 1887, includes
narratives about the Horouta canoe, the first Maori gods and the
creation of humans. The preface explains that although by this time
many Maori had become Christians, certain passages in the myths
were still deemed too sacred (tapu) to be revealed to outsiders.
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