| Description |
191 pages : genealogical tables ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Michael King -- Forward : learning and tapu / Te Uira manihera, Mgoi Pewhairangi & John Rangihau -- Marae : a place to stand / Ranginui Walker -- Language and protocol on the Marae / Timoti Karetu -- Leadership : inherited and achieved / Api Mahuika -- Land : Maori view and European response / Douglas Sinclair -- Land since the treaty / Douglas Sinclair -- A view of death / Harry Dansy -- God, man and universe : a Maori view / Maori Marsden -- A church called Ringatu / Wi Tarei -- The origins of the Ratana Movement / Moana Raureti -- The Kingitanga / Robert Mahuta -- The relevance of Maori myth and tradition / Ranginui Walker -- Being Maori / John Rangihau |
| Summary |
An authoratitive account of te ao Maori written in the 1970's during a period when there were few Maori voices heard in the public debate on the relevance and role of Maoritanga in the modern world. Edited by Michael King |
| Notes |
"Includes four chapters from the companion volume Tihe Mauri Ora (1977)"--Back cover |
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First ed. published: Wellington, N.Z. : Hicks Smith, 1975 |
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In English, with some Maori |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Maori (New Zealand people)
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Maori (New Zealand people) -- History.
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Maori (New Zealand people) -- Land tenure.
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Maori (New Zealand people) -- Religion and mythology
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Maori (New Zealand people) -- Religion.
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Maori (New Zealand people) -- Social life and customs.
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| Author |
King, Michael, 1945-2004.
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| LC no. |
93181081 |
| ISBN |
0790002396 (paperback) |
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