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.
Material type: TextSeries: 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.
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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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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