The Kumulipo, a Hawaiian Creation Chant. - Couverture souple

Beckwith, Martha Warren

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0824807715 ISBN 13 : 9780824807719

Editeur : University of Hawai'i Press, 2000

Synopsis

The Kumulipo is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs. Composed and transmitted entirely in the oral tradition, its 2000 lines provide an extended genealogy proving the family's divine origin and tracing the family history from the beginning of the world.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book contains the traditional Creation and Geneological Chant of the Hawaiian royal family, and Beckwith's extensive textual, anthroplogical, and historical commentary. This is one of the few source documents available in the realm of Polynesian religion, and it is stunning. The full Hawaiian version of the chant is included. (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

About the Author

Martha Warren Beckwith (1871 - 1959)
Martha Warren Beckwith was a student of the anthropologist Franz Boas, whose work on the Native cultures of British Columbia had an enormous influence on modern ethnography (you may have heard of the great African-American writer, Zora Neale Hurston; she also studied with Boas). (Quote from mythfolklore.net)

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
http://www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Hawai'i Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0824807715
• ISBN 13: 9780824807719
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible