Maori Religion and Mythology Part 1
Contents
- Maori Religion and Mythology — Part I
- Introductory Remarks: The Definition, Origin, and Development of Religion
- Part II — A Survey of Maori Religion and Mythology: Evidence of Early Writers
- Part III — Some Account of Maori Cosmogony, Theogony, and Anthropogeny
- [argument and introduction] p. 55
- The Twelve Heavens p. 72
- The Offspring of Rangi and Papa p. 75
- The Earth Mother and Her Children p. 80
- The Separation of Rangi and Papa p. 83
- Tane and Paia Receive New Names p. 87
- The Overturning of the Earth Mother
- The Origin of Light p. 89
- Tane and the Whanau Marama — (the Heavenly Bodies Arranged by Tane-te-waiora) p. 90
- Whare-kura: The First House built on Earth p. 98
- The Poutiriao, or Tutelary Beings p. 106
- Tane and Whiro Strive for Mastery: The Great Contest Between Light and Darkness p. 111
- The Names of Tane p. 117
- The Quest of the Female Element p. 119
- The Finding of the Uha: The Earth-formed Maid created by Tane p. 121
- The Tiki Myth and its Symbol p. 130
- Part IV — The Gods of the Maori
- [argument and introduction] p. 134
- Classification of Maori Gods p. 139
- A—Io, the Supreme Being p. 142
- B—The Departmental Gods
- [introduction] p. 161
- Tane p. 164
- Tane as the Origin of Birds p. 169
- Tu p. 174
- Rongo p. 176
- Tangaroa p. 180
- Tawhiri-matea p. 183
- Haumia p. 184
- Whiro p. 185
- Ruaumoko p. 187
- Uru-te-ngangana p. 188
- C—Atua of the Third Class p. 190
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D—Atua of the Fourth Class p. 203
- [introduction] p. 203
- Atua Kahu p. 205
- Atua Toro p. 209
- Atua as Guardians of Tapu Places, &c
- Spiritual Guardians of Man p. 210
- Atua Introduced from Polynesia p. 215
- Aria of Atua; Forms of Incarnation p. 218
- Part V — Offerings, Human Sacrifice, and Images
- [argument] p. 222
- Offerings to Atua
- Human Sacrifice
- [introduction] p. 228
- Human Sacrifice for a New House p. 231
- Human Sacrifice for a New Canoe p. 235
- Human Sacrifice for a New Pa, or Fortified Village p. 236
- Human Sacrifice at the Death of a Chief p. 237
- Human Sacrifice connected with War p. 239
- Human Sacrifice in connection with Agriculture p. 241
- Images p. 247
- Part VI — Tohunga, Tuahu, and Matakite: Priests, Sacred — Places, and Divination
- [argument and introduction] p. 260
- Tuahu p. 272
- Matakite; Divination p. 278
- Part VII — Ritual Performances and Formulae
- [argument and introduction] p. 305
- Karakia p. 310
- The Use of Fire in Ritual Performances p. 318
- The Use of Hair in Ritual Performances p. 329
- The Use of Human Saliva in Ritual p. 337
- Sun-worship in New Zealand and Polynesia p. 339
- The Use of Water in Ritual Functions p. 343
- Ceremonial Releasing of Birds p. 346
- Genealogic Recitals entered into Ritual p. 348
- Ceremonial Dancing
- Traces of Phallic Worship p. 349
- Ritual Performances Pertaining to Birth p. 357
- Ritual Performances pertaining to Marriage p. 366
- Ritual Connected with Sickness and Death p. 370
- Ritual Pertaining to War p. 379
- Ritual Pertaining to Agriculture p. 384
- Miscellaneous Rites p. 385
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Addenda p. 392
- I-ko ruaumoko p. 392
- II—ko Whakaruaumoko Raua Ko Te Hinutohu
- III—Ko Te Kakenga O Tane Ki Te Toi-O-Nga-Rangi p. 394
- IV—Ko Nga Poutiriao p. 400
- V—Hine-Ahu-One p. 403
- VI—Te Whanautanga O Hine-Rau-Wharangi
- VII—Nga Ingoa O Io p. 404
- VIII—Ko Uenuku-Rangi p. 406
- IX—Ko Nga Atua O Takitimu p. 407
- X—Tohunga Matakite — (Initiation Ceremony over a Matakite) p. 409
- Index p. 413
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Addenda p. 392