Māori religion and mythology : being an account of the cosmogony, anthropogeny, religious beliefs and rites, magic and folk lore of the Māori folk of New Zealand. Part 1 / by Elsdon Best.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Bulletin (Dominion Museum (N.Z.)) ; no. 10.Publication details: Wellington, N.Z. : Government Printer, 1976.Description: 424 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 291.1309931 19
Incomplete contents:
Pt I. Introductory remarks; The definition, origin and development of religion -- Pt. II. A survey of Maori religion and mythology: evidence of early writers -- Pt III. Some account of Maori cosmogony, theogony, and anthropogeny -- Pt. IV. The gods of the Maori -- Pt. V. Offerings, human sacrifice and images -- Pt. VI. Priests, sacred places, and divination -- Pt. VII. Ritual performances and formulae.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Not For Loan Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre Pacific KPO Bes (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan Pt. 2 08-946
Not For Loan Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre Pacific KPO Bes (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan
Not For Loan Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre Pacific KPO Bes (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Not for loan Pt. 2

Reset without revision from ed. published 1924.

Includes index.

Pt I. Introductory remarks; The definition, origin and development of religion -- Pt. II. A survey of Maori religion and mythology: evidence of early writers -- Pt III. Some account of Maori cosmogony, theogony, and anthropogeny -- Pt. IV. The gods of the Maori -- Pt. V. Offerings, human sacrifice and images -- Pt. VI. Priests, sacred places, and divination -- Pt. VII. Ritual performances and formulae.

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