Tapu removal in Māori religion / by Jean Smith.

By: Series: Memoir ; no. 40 | Memoirs of the Polynesian Society ; no. 40Publisher: Wellington [New Zealand] : Polynesian Society, 1974Description: 96 pages ; 26 cmSubject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Rites of passage : birth, war, and death -- Tapu removal in ritual -- The creation of life, and death -- The Pani myth, or the birth of the kumara -- The breaking of tapu -- The relationship of elder and younger brother -- Final remarks.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Baumber John Kinder Theological Library Baumber (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan A42297106
Panapa Māori Resources John Kinder Theological Library BL2615 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J00851250
Panapa Māori Resources John Kinder Theological Library BL2615 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J00312778

"Supplement to the Journal of the Polynesian Society"--Title page.

Errata page 3.

A revision of the author's thesis (B. Litt.), University of Oxford, 1971.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-96).

Introduction -- Rites of passage : birth, war, and death -- Tapu removal in ritual -- The creation of life, and death -- The Pani myth, or the birth of the kumara -- The breaking of tapu -- The relationship of elder and younger brother -- Final remarks.

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