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Focusing on the era of "first encounters" in Polynesia, this book
provides a fresh look at some of the early contacts between
indigenous people and the captains and crew of European ships. The
case studies chosen enable comparison of New Zealand Maori-European
transactions with similar Pacific ones. The book examines the
conflict situations that arose and the reasons for physical
violence, highlighting the roles of honour, mana, and agency.
Drawing on a range of archival materials, sailor and missionary
journals, as well as indigenous narratives, Wilkes applies an
analytical method typically used for examining much more recent
conflict. She compares different ways of "seeing" and "knowing" the
world and reflects on the reasons for poor decision-making amongst
all the social actors involved. The evidence presented in the book
strongly suggests that preventing violence - promoting and
negotiating peace - happens most effectively when mana and honour
are acknowledged between parties.
Focusing on the era of "first encounters" in Polynesia, this book
provides a fresh look at some of the early contacts between
indigenous people and the captains and crew of European ships. The
case studies chosen enable comparison of New Zealand Maori-European
transactions with similar Pacific ones. The book examines the
conflict situations that arose and the reasons for physical
violence, highlighting the roles of honour, mana, and agency.
Drawing on a range of archival materials, sailor and missionary
journals, as well as indigenous narratives, Wilkes applies an
analytical method typically used for examining much more recent
conflict. She compares different ways of "seeing" and "knowing" the
world and reflects on the reasons for poor decision-making amongst
all the social actors involved. The evidence presented in the book
strongly suggests that preventing violence - promoting and
negotiating peace - happens most effectively when mana and honour
are acknowledged between parties.
In Hindu India both orality and sonality have enjoyed great
cultural significance since earliest times. They have a distinct
influence on how people approach texts. The importance of sound and
its perception has led to rites, models of cosmic order, and
abstract formulas. Sound serves both to stimulate religious
feelings and to give them a sensory form. Starting from the
perception and interpretation of sound, the authors chart an
unorthodox cultural history of India, turning their attention to an
important, but often neglected aspect of daily religious life. They
provide a stimulating contribution to the study of cultural systems
of perception that also adds new aspects to the debate on orality
and literality.
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