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 p. vii
    • [untitled] p. vii
    • Chapter I
    • Chapter II
    • Chapter III
    • Chapter IV p. viii
    • Chapter V
    • Chapter VI
  • List of Illustrations p. ix
  • Introduction p. xiii
• • Chapter I. Physical and Mental Characteristics of the Maori p. 1
  • Chapter II. Traditional History. The Maori as Navigator, Explorer, and Colonizer. The Settlement of New Zealand p. 14
    • [section] p. 14
    • Voyage of Kupe and Ngahue from Eastern Polynesia to New Zealand
    • The Polynesians settle in New Zealand p. 25
  • Chapter III. Mythology and Folk-Lore
    • [section] p. 32
    • The Origin of Light p. 36
    • Tane as the Origin of Occult Knowledge p. 37
    • The Creation of Woman and Vegetation p. 38
    • The Two Spirit-worlds of the Maori p. 39
    • The Maori Genius for Personification p. 41
    • The Maui Myths p. 43
    • The Origin of the Rainbow p. 45
    • Miscellaneous Myths p. 46
    • Folk-lore p. 49
    • Fables p. 56
  • Chapter IV. The Religious Ideas of the Maori
    • [section] p. 61
    • Priestly Experts—Tohunga p. 73
    • The Whare Wananga
    • Spiritual Concepts of the Maori p. 79
    • Tapu p. 82
  • Chapter V. Social Usages of the Maori
    • [section] p. 86
    • Customs pertaining to Birth
    • Betrothal and Marriage p. 101
    • Customs and Beliefs Pertaining to Death p. 104
  • Chapter VI. The Arts of Life
    • [section] p. 116
    • Miscellaneous Arts
    • The Arts of Pleasure p. 127
      • [section] p. 127
      • Games and Pastimes
      • Maori Songs and Music
    • The Art of War p. 155
    • The Art of Agriculture
    • Maori Woodcraft
    • Textiles, Clothing, and Ornaments p. 192
      • [section] p. 192
      • Personal Adornment p. 208
    • Habitations, Storehouses, Villages, the Pa Maori p. 224
    • Fishing p. 242
  • Envoi p. 269
  • List of Authorities Quoted p. 271
  • Index p. 273

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