The Maori As He Was : A Brief Account of Maori Life as it was in Pre-European Days

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [frontispiece]
  • [title page]
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
    • [untitled]
    • CHAPTER I
    • CHAPTER II
    • CHAPTER III
    • CHAPTER IV
    • CHAPTER V
    • CHAPTER VI
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
• • CHAPTER I. — PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAORI
  • CHAPTER II. — TRADITIONAL HISTORY. THE MAORI AS NAVIGATOR, EXPLORER, AND COLONIZER. THE SETTLEMENT OF NEW ZEALAND
    • [section]
    • Voyage of Kupe and Ngahue from Eastern Polynesia to New Zealand
    • The Polynesians settle in New Zealand
  • CHAPTER III. — MYTHOLOGY AND FOLK-LORE
    • [section]
    • The Origin of Light
    • Tane as the Origin of Occult Knowledge
    • The Creation of Woman and Vegetation
    • The Two Spirit-worlds of the Maori
    • The Maori Genius for Personification
    • The Maui Myths
    • The Origin of the Rainbow
    • Miscellaneous Myths
    • Folk-lore
    • Fables
  • CHAPTER IV. — THE RELIGIOUS IDEAS OF THE MAORI
    • [section]
    • Priestly Experts—Tohunga
    • The Whare Wananga
    • Spiritual Concepts of the Maori
    • Tapu
  • CHAPTER V. — SOCIAL USAGES OF THE MAORI
    • [section]
    • Customs pertaining to Birth
    • Betrothal and Marriage
    • Customs and Beliefs Pertaining to Death
  • CHAPTER VI. — THE ARTS OF LIFE
    • [section]
    • Miscellaneous Arts
    • The Arts of Pleasure
      • [section]
      • Games and Pastimes
      • Maori Songs and Music
    • The Art of War
    • The Art of Agriculture
    • Maori Woodcraft
    • Textiles, Clothing, and Ornaments
      • [section]
      • Personal Adornment
    • Habitations, Storehouses, Villages, the Pa Maori
    • Fishing
  • ENVOI
  • LIST OF AUTHORITIES QUOTED
  • INDEX

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Title: The Maori As He Was : A Brief Account of Life as it Was in Pre-European Days

Author: Elsdon Best

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

This text is the subject of: Introduction to The Maori As He Was

Keywords: Historical Māori and Pacific Islands

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