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Dictionary Of Polynesian Mythology
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Author : Robert D. Craig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Dictionary Of Polynesian Mythology written by Robert D. Craig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Mythology, Polynesian categories.
Historical Dictionary Of Polynesia
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Author : Robert D. Craig
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2002
Historical Dictionary Of Polynesia written by Robert D. Craig and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Alphabetically arranged entries, ranging in length from a paragraph to several pages, describe the important people, food, native animals, politics, history, and culture of Polynesia, which is made up of more than a dozen countries, including American Samoa, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Tonga. The book includes a four-page list of acronyms, an extensive chronology, and appendices with the names of Polynesian islands and lists of political rulers of the various states through history. Author Craig (emeritus, history, Alaska Pacific U.) has created several other dictionaries on Oceania, Polynesian mythology, and Hawaii. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
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Author : Edward Tregear
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary written by Edward Tregear and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Dictionaries. Maori-Polynesian categories.
"Māori dictionary with English definitions and Polynesian comparisons"--BIM.
The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary Classic Reprint
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Author : Edward Tregear
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-24
The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary Classic Reprint written by Edward Tregear and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-24 with Social Science categories.
Excerpt from The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary An original part of the lexicon is that treating of the gods, heroes, &c., being short abstracts of the principal events for which their worship or their histories were famous. Want of space forbade lengthy notice or full repetition of legend, but where the tradition was too long for detailed relation, copious references have been given to the small class of books bearing on the subject. No small proportion of the labour expended upon this work was exerted in providing examples of the use of words, both in Maori and Polynesian. Many thousands of lines from old poems, traditions, and ancient proverbs have been quoted. The examples might more easily have been given by the construction of sentences showing the use of the particular words, but, rejecting made-up examples as being in practice always open to adverse criticism, preference has been given to passages by well-known authors, where the words can be verified and the context consulted. To have given a quotation in this manner for every word would have been impossible; some of the words are not to be found in any printed record, and to have devoted a still greater length of time to the collection of examples would not have produced a result commensurate with the loss of time occasioned by long delay before publication, or even, perhaps, with the chance of the work never being finished at all. Although the dictionary relates to the classification of Polynesian dialects proper, Malay, Melanesian, and Micronesian vocabularies have also furnished comparatives. These vocabularies are mostly in a very imperfect state, and the phonography full of variations; but the words are suggestive both as to letter-changes and meanings. It does not follow that any of these words are related to Polynesian, but the coincidences are many, and until the laws by which all languages are governed are more fully explored, it would be mischievous to exclude these apparently similar forms from comparison with each other. Farther on I have thanked those authors and those friends from whom I have received assistance. This refers to the raw material only. In collecting the vocabularies, in searching for comparisons, in making quotations for examples, in the compilation, in the whole of the philological and literary work I have been unassisted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Dictionary Of Polynesian Mythology
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Author : Robert Dean Craig
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1989-10-11
Dictionary Of Polynesian Mythology written by Robert Dean Craig and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-10-11 with Religion categories.
Prior to 1500 A.D. the Polynesians were the most widely spread people on earth, having settled an area of the Pacific, the Polynesian Triangle, twice the size of the United States. In this first reference guide to the mythology of these Vikings of the Pacific, Craig reviews Polynesian legends, stories, gods, goddesses, and heroes in hundreds of alphabetical entries that succinctly describe both characters and events. His wide-ranging and thorough introduction sets the subject in its geographic, historical, anthropological, and linguistic contexts, offering an illuminating overview of the origin of the Polynesians as a distinct people and tracing their voyages and settlements from Indonesia to Malaysia, Tonga, Samoa, the Marquesas, the various islands of eastern Polynesia, including Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand. The introduction presents fascinating information on Polynesian navigational skills and the voyages themselves, as well as a chart that details the evolution of the thirty Polynesian languages and compares cognates from several of these languages. A simplified pronunciation guide and a selected list of Polynesian dictionaries and/or grammars are provided for those interested in pursuing the richness of the Polynesian languages. This introductory survey gives readers the necessary background to understand the origin, development, and dispersion of the myths throughout the Pacific basin. The Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology is the result of many years of research. The individual entries were gleaned from nearly 300 sources in English, German, French, and Polynesian languages with the majority extracted from a number of primary sources that date generally in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The printed source materials for this volume are fully described and listed by geographical group, including Maori, Cook Islands, Tahitian, Marquesan, Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan. General collections that retell the Polynesian stories are also surveyed. The entries are alphabetically arranged by major mythological figure; lesser characters can be located in the index. Short bibliographical citations--author, date, and page number--are included at the end of each main entry to direct readers to fuller information contained in the printed sources. An appendix provides valuable supplemental information on Polynesian gods and goddesses. This dictionary is sure to become a basic reference tool for libraries, students, and scholars of Pacific history and culture, as well as for courses in mythology, religion, and philosophy.
Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
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Author : EDWARD. TREGEAR
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary written by EDWARD. TREGEAR and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
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Author : Tregear Edward
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01
The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary written by Tregear Edward and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01 with categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Pacific Mythology
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Author : Jan Knappert
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1992
Pacific Mythology written by Jan Knappert and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Entries discuss the myths and traditions of Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Phillipines, and the islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia.
The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
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Author : Edward Tregear
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Maori Polynesian Comparative Dictionary written by Edward Tregear and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Maori language categories.
Religious And Cosmic Beliefs Of Central Polynesia
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Author : Robert W. Williamson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-11-14
Religious And Cosmic Beliefs Of Central Polynesia written by Robert W. Williamson and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-14 with Social Science categories.
Originally published in 1933, this book forms one of two volumes on the religious, mythical and cosmic structures of Central Polynesia.