Author: Herries BeattiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Maori Lore of Lake, Alp and Fiord
Author: Herries BeattiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Maori Lore of Lake, Alp and Fiord
Author: Herries (James Herries) BeattiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canterbury (N.Z.)
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Māori Myth and Legend
Author: Margaret OrbellPublisher: ISBS
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Biogeography and Ecology in New Zealand
Author: G. KuschelPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940101941X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Uprising
Author: Nic LowPublisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1922253871
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
A riveting blend of nature writing, indigenous storytelling and great adventure in the NZ alps
The Maoris and Fiordland
Author: Herries BeattiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiord County (N.Z.)
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Our Southernmost Maoris
Author: Herries BeattiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Māori (New Zealand people)
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Islands and Cultures
Author: Kamanamaikalani BeamerPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300268394
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
A uniquely collaborative analysis of human adaptation to the Polynesian islands, told through oral histories, biophysical evidence, and historical records Humans began to settle the area we know as Polynesia between 3,000 and 800 years ago, bringing with them material culture, including plants and animals, and ideas about societal organization, and then adapting to the specific biophysical features of the islands they discovered. The authors of this book analyze the formation of their human-environment systems using oral histories, biophysical evidence, and historical records, arguing that the Polynesian islands can serve as useful models for how human societies in general interact with their environments. The islands’ clearly defined (and relatively isolated) environments, comparatively recent discovery by humans, and innovative and dynamic societies allow for insights not available when studying other cultures. Kamana Beamer, Te Maire Tau, and Peter Vitousek have collaborated with a dozen other scholars, many of them Polynesian, to show how these cultures adapted to novel environments in the past and how we can draw insights for global sustainability today.
Reed Book of Maori Mythology
Author: Alexander Wyclif ReedPublisher: Raupo
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
The Reed Book of Maori Mythology is a new, updated and revised version of A.W. Reed's classic A Treasury of Maori Folklore (1963). These vivid and entertaining stories have been revised by Ross Calman, and can now be enjoyed by a new generation of readers. The book tells the stories of the creation of the universe, of Rangi and Papa and the children of earth and sky, of the demigods Maui and Tawhaki, of supernatural monsters and fairies, and of heroes and lovers. For centuries Maori were isolated from the rest of the Polynesian world - indeed, from the rest of the world - and subsequently developed a remarkably rich, and in many ways unique, mythology. Far from being just entertainment - and the stories are very entertaining - these stories are part of a living, breathing culture. They are part of our heritage, both Maori and Pakeha."
Author: Murdoch Riley