Ka Po‘e Mo‘o Akua: Hawaiian Reptilian Water Deities, Marie Alohalani Brown
Автор: Marie Alohalani Brown Название: Ka Po‘e Mo‘o Akua: Hawaiian Reptilian Water Deities ISBN: 0824889940 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780824889944 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 8527.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Tradition holds that when you come across a body of freshwater in a secluded area and everything is eerily still, the plants are yellowed, and the water covered with a greenish-yellow froth you have stumbled across the home of a mo‘o. Leave quickly lest the mo‘o make itself known to you! It might eat (‘ai) you or take you as a lover (ai); either way, you will be consumed completely.Revered and reviled, reptiles have slithered, glided, crawled, and climbed their way through the human imagination and into prominent places in many cultures and belief systems around the world. Ka Po‘e Mo‘o Akua: Hawaiian Reptilian Water Deities explores the fearsome and fascinating creatures known as mo‘o that embody the life-giving and death-dealing properties of water. Mo‘o are not ocean-dwellers; instead, they live primarily in or near bodies of freshwater. They vary greatly in size, appearing as tall as a mountain or as tiny as a house gecko, and many possess alternate forms. Mo?o are predominantly female, and the female mo?o that masquerade as humans are often described as stunningly beautiful.During an earlier period in Hawaiian history, mo‘o akua held distinctive roles and filled a variety of functions in overlapping familial, societal, economic, political sectors. Religion, people’s belief in mo‘o akua, was the foundation upon which these roles and functions were established. Marie Alohalani Brown’s extensive research in Hawaiian-language archives has recovered knowledge about more than three hundred mo?o. In addition to being a comprehensive treatise on mo?o akua, this work includes a detailed catalog of 288 individual mo‘o with source citations. It makes major contributions to the politics and poetics of reconstructing ?ike kupuna (ancestral knowledge), Hawaiian aesthetics, the nature of tradition, the study and appreciation of mo?olelo and ka?ao (hi/stories), genre analysis and metadiscursive practices, and methodologies for conducting research in Hawaiian-language newspapers. An extensive introduction also offers readers context for understanding how these uniquely Hawaiian deities relate to other reptilian entities in Polynesia and around the world. Accessibly written about a captivating subject, this extraordinary monograph is the result of over two decades of dedicated study.
Описание: This ethnological study investigates shamanic rituals, myths and lore in northern China. The first volume discusses the spiritual world of northern Shamanism and investigates the various rituals including ancestor worship, fertility, nature deities, blood sacrifice and rites, the worshiping of nature and shrines.
Автор: Chauhan Название: Understanding Culture and Society in India ISBN: 9811616000 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789811616006 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 17074.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: This book is an in-depth account of people`s cultural and religious life in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The book is of interest to researchers, both faculty and graduate students, in the areas of sociology of religion, social anthropology, religious studies, cultural studies, Sufism, shrines and deity worship in South Asia.
Описание: This book is an in-depth account of people`s cultural and religious life in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The book is of interest to researchers, both faculty and graduate students, in the areas of sociology of religion, social anthropology, religious studies, cultural studies, Sufism, shrines and deity worship in South Asia.
