Research Catalog

Title

Māori oral tradition : he kōrero nō te ao tawhito / Jane McRae.

Author

McRae, Jane

Publication

• Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2017.
• ©2017

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Description

viii, 252 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Maori oral tradition is the rich, poetic record of the past handed down by voice over generations through whakapapa, whakatauki, korero and waiata. In genealogies and sayings, histories, stories and songs, Maori tell of 'te ao tawhito' or the old world: the gods, the migration of the Polynesian ancestors from Hawaiki and life here in Aotearoa. A voice from the past, today this remarkable record underpins the speeches, songs and prayers performed on marae and the teaching of tribal genealogies and histories. Indeed, the oral tradition underpins Maori culture itself. This book introduces readers to the distinctive oral style and language of the traditional compositions, acknowledges the skills of the composers of old and explores the meaning of their striking imagery and figurative language. And it shows how nga korero tuku iho - the inherited words - can be a deep well of knowledge about the way of life, wisdom and thinking of the Maori ancestors." --Publisher description.

Alternative Title

• Kōrero nō te ao tawhito
• Kōrero nō te ao tawhito

Subject

• Oral tradition > New Zealand
• Oral history > New Zealand
• Māori language > Rhetoric
• Whaikōrero
• Kōrero
• Te Ao Tāwhito
• Kōrero nehe
• Waiata

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Chapter 1. Māori oral tradition = Kōrero tuku iho -- Chapter 2. Genealogies and lists = Whakapapa -- Chapter 3. Proverbs and historical sayings = Whakatauki -- Chapter 4. Narratives and prose = Kōrero -- Chapter 5. Songs and chants = Waiata -- Conclusion.

ISBN

• 9781869408619
• 1869408616

OCLC

• 968311343
• SCSB-10818238

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library