Research Catalog

Title

Te kohititanga marama : new moon, new world : the religion of Matenga Tamati / Bronwyn Elsmore.

Author

Elsmore, Bronwyn.

Publication

Auckland, NZ : Reed, 1998.

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Description

103 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.

Summary

"Matenga Tamati saw himself as the true successor to Te Kooti, answering the spiritual needs of Maori at the end of the nineteenth century. The religious movement he founded, Te Kohititanga Marama, exerted great influence in the Wairoa district around the turn of the twentieth century - yet is all forgotten in the area and has been largely ignored by writers on Maori religions. This fascinating book redresses that imbalance. Bronwyn Elsmore has gathered invaluable oral evidence to complement the few published sources, piecing together a complete picture of the beliefs, values, practice and legacy of the Kohiti religion. Te Kohititanga Marama ensures that Te Matenga and his religion of the New Moon take their rightful place in the history of Aotearoa - New Zealand."--Academy Book Company website.

Alternative Title

• New moon, new world
• Religion of Matenga Tamati

Subject

• Matenga Tamati > Religion
• Hahi o te Kohititanga Marama
• Religious leaders > Wairoa District > Biography
• Nativistic movements > Wairoa District
• Māori (New Zealand people) > Religion
• Wairoa (N.Z.) > Religion

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-103).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Acknowledgements -- Map of the Wairoa district -- A hidden adze : the forgotten prophet -- Clay and iron : The setting for Kohiti -- New shoots : Te Matenga and his movement -- A new song : Kohiti religious beliefs and values -- Eye of the needle : Kohiti in the wider religious context -- Appendix 1 : Nineteenth-century sources -- Appendix 2 : Twentieth-century sources -- Bibliography.

ISBN

• 0790006278
• 9780790006277

OCLC

• 42456463
• SCSB-10999275

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library