Migrations, Myth and Magic from the Gilbert Islands : Early Writings of Sir Arthur Grimble

ISBN-13: 9780415330558 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 316 str.

Arthur Grimble

Opis

This book is a collection of Arthur Grimble's field notes and early writings, brought together in book form with linking pieces and a large number of illustrations.

Spis treści

Introduction1. Te Tabunea n Te Kawai2. Na Areau, the first-of-things3. From birth to death in the Gilbert Islands4. A song of Na Areau5. Nei Maanga-ni-buka6. Blue the ancestor7. Canoes of the Gilbert Islands8. Fellowship of skulls9. Astronomy and navigation10. Drip-drip-the-blood11. A song of Mouia12. Westward to BaanabaAppendix 1. An experiment in Polynesian navigation2. Ocean-going canoes3. Food of the navigators

O autorze

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