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Celebrating the southern seasons : rituals for Aotearoa
- Title
- Celebrating the southern seasons : rituals for Aotearoa / Juliet Batten.
- Author
- Batten, Juliet.
- Publication
- North Shore, N.Z. : Tandem Press, 1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GN667.5 .B377 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 208 pages : illustrations, music; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Provides information and insight ... of the customs, symbols, stories and meanings relating to the seasonal changes from both European and Maori perspectives ... contents include the meeting point: the coming together of Aotearoa New Zealand's two dominant cultures ... an overview of seasonal celebrations, guidelines on how to structure seasonal rituals ... a calendar for Aotearoa New Zealand, suggested rituals for Aotearoa New Zealand today, an overview of Celtic and Maori traditions"--Back cover.
- Subject
- Rites and ceremonies > New Zealand > History
- Rites and ceremonies > New Zealand
- Seasons > Mythology > New Zealand
- Seasons > New Zealand > Religious aspects
- Māori (New Zealand people) > Rites and ceremonies
- Celts > Rites and ceremonies
- Celts > Rites and ceremonies
- Māori (New Zealand people) > Rites and ceremonies
- Rites and ceremonies
- Seasons > Mythology
- Seasons > Religious aspects
- Jahreslauf
- Brauch
- Bevölkerung
- Matariki (Tātai whetū)
- New Zealand
- Neuseeland
- Maori
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-205) and index.
- Contents
- Winter solstice -- First light -- Spring equinox -- Flowering and sap-rise -- Summer solstice -- First fruits/lean time -- Autumn equinox -- Last light.
- ISBN
- 0908884540
- 9780908884544
- LCCN
- 95208399
- OCLC
- ocm40193407
- 40193407
- SCSB-1497625
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library