The Mythopoetic Maori


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"Maori poetic feeling in cosmology and legend"--Bagnall.







The Maori Division of Time


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Excerpt from The Maori Division of Time In his interesting work entitled Neolithic Dew-ponds and Cattleways A.J. Hubbard wrote as follows: Early man naturally measured the year from the ripening of the crops of one year to the corresponding period in the succeeding year.




Spiritual and Mental Concepts of the Maori


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Spiritual and Mental Concepts of the Maori by Elsdon Best, first published in 1922, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.







The Maori as He was


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Maori Agriculture


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Māori Religion and Mythology


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Originally published: Wellington, N.Z.: Dominion Museum, 1929. Includes bibliographical references and index. An account of the cosmogony, anthropogeny, religious beliefs and rites, magic and folk lore of the Maori folk of New Zealand




The Maori Canoe


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