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Oral tradition in Manihiki / Kauraka Kauraka.
- Title
- Oral tradition in Manihiki / Kauraka Kauraka.
- Author
- Kauraka, Kauraka, 1951-1997
- Publication
- [Suva, Fiji] : University of the South Pacific, 1989.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | GR385.C66 K38 1989 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 76 p. : ill., maps; 21 cm.
- Subject
- Māui (Polynesian deity)
- Legends > Cook Islands > Manihiki Atoll
- Legends > Cook Islands > Rakahanga Atoll
- Mythology, Polynesian
- Mythology, Māori > Cooks Islands
- Folklore > Cook Islands > Manihiki Atoll > History and criticism
- Oral tradition > Cook Islands > Manihiki Atoll
- Folklore > Cook Islands > Manihiki Atoll > Structural analysis
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 69-71.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Introduction: Population -- Religious system -- Political system -- Economic system -- Arrival of Christianity -- Language -- 2. The Maui myth: Te fakahiti ia Maui -- The myth of Maui-poitiki -- How Maui made the sun slow down -- 3. Analysing the myth: The structural approach -- Structural approach applied -- 4. Using the Lévi-Strauss model: Analysis -- Results -- 5. Using a derived model: Analysis -- Results -- 6. Discussion: Theoretical assumptions -- The Lévi-Strauss approach -- Notes -- Addendum -- Appendix 1. Manihiki Atoll -- Appendix 2. Rakahanga Atoll.
- ISBN
- 9820200482
- OCLC
- 21274815
- SCSB-11132045
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library