Project Gutenberg 2013-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 188 Shortland, Edward 1812 1893 09012711 Maori Religion and Mythology Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, &c., to Which Are Added Notes on Maori Tenure of Land Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Curtis Weyant, Enrico Segre, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Maori Religion and Mythology" by Edward Shortland is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work provides an in-depth exploration of the belief systems of the Maori people, including their religious practices, myths, and cosmological views, as illustrated by translations of traditions and incantations. The author aims to preserve and present Maori culture and spirituality, especially as it relates to their understanding of the natural world and their ancestral heritage. The opening of the text introduces the subject matter, highlighting the author's efforts to translate Maori manuscripts and the oral traditions he collected from highly regarded informants. In the first chapter, Shortland discusses the parallels between the primitive religions of various cultures, including those of the Aryans and Polynesians, while emphasizing the veneration of ancestral spirits in Maori belief. He sets the scene for further exploration of Maori cosmology, focusing on how the belief in a powerful generative force, symbolized by figures such as Tiki, shapes their worldview. The section captures the essence of Maori mythology and its connections to the natural phenomena that were central to their culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42218/42218-h/images/003.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42218/42218-rst/images/003.jpg en mi Maori (New Zealand people) -- Religion Mythology, Maori Land tenure (Maori law) BL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 345463 345321 2024-11-17T15:50:51.670917 2023-09-18T10:34:11.868603 text/html text/html 343562 2013-02-26T14:18:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 148578 2013-02-26T14:31:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 183560 2024-11-17T15:51:12.530783 application/epub+zip 279473 2024-11-17T15:51:09.979803 application/pdf 279052 2024-11-17T15:50:57.364897 application/pdf 181876 2024-11-17T15:51:00.614841 application/epub+zip 163979 2024-11-17T15:50:54.224869 application/epub+zip 295980 2024-11-17T15:51:16.611749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262847 2024-11-17T15:51:06.799847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243652 2022-09-19T09:51:46.781625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194045 2024-11-17T15:50:50.782925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192473 2013-02-26T14:20:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 69309 2013-02-26T14:31:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 24742 2024-11-17T15:51:16.764751 application/rdf+xml 182651 182674 2024-11-17T15:50:49.001919 2023-09-18T10:34:11.097585 text/x-rst text/x-rst 182674 2013-02-26T14:20:48 text/x-rst 127860 2013-02-26T14:31:36 text/x-rst application/zip 10117 2024-11-17T15:50:58.167862 image/jpeg 1949 2024-11-17T15:50:57.781837 image/jpeg 157820 2024-11-17T15:50:51.694868 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog