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Author : Vivian Laubach Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015029411439
Presents twelve Hawaiian myths which explain how the earth was created, why volcanoes on Hawaii erupt, why the days are longer in summer, and other natural phenomena.
Author : Vivian L Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1988-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 061396358X
Presents twelve Hawaiian myths which explain how the earth was created, why volcanoes on Hawaii erupt, why the days are longer in summer, and other natural phenomena.
Author : Vivian L. Thompson
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1988-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0824811712
When the storytellers of ancient Hawaii gathered by the light of candlenut torches, they told tales that explained the world around them. These tales described how the gods created the earth and its life, how the stars were created, and why the days are longer in summer. Other stories recounted the pranks of Kamapuaa the Pig-Man, the origin of the tapa tree, the death of the monster reptile mo-o, and the home of the volcano goddess, Pele. From this rich body of mythology, author Vivian Thompson has drawn twelve myths. She retells them with the true flavor and simplicity of the storytellers of long ago. Thompson's words are accompanied by the illustrations of Hawaii artist Marilyn Kahalewai, who has captured the delight and drama of the ancient tales.
Author : Caren Loebel-Fried
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824845803
Ancient Hawaiians lived in a world where all of nature was alive with the spirits of their ancestors. These aumakua have lived on through the ages as family guardians and take on many natural forms, thus linking many Hawaiians to the animals, plants, and natural phenomena of their island home. Individuals have a reciprocal relationship with their guardian spirits and offer worship and sacrifice in return for protection, inspiration, and guidance. Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits is told in words and pictures by award-winning artist Caren Loebel-Fried. The ancient legends are brought to life in sixty beautiful block prints, many vibrantly colored, and narrated in a lively "read-aloud" style, just as storytellers of old may have told them hundreds of years ago. Notes are included, reflecting the careful and extensive research done for this volume at the Bishop Museum Library and Archives in Honolulu and at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. A short section on the process of creating the block prints that illustrate the book is also included. The matching poster of "A Chance Meeting with the Iiwi" measures 22 x 28 inches.
Author : Martha Warren Beckwith
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780824840716
Ku and Hina—man and woman—were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancient Hawaiians. They were life's fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind, both those who are to come and those already born. The Hawaiian gods were like great chiefs from far lands who visited among the people, entering their daily lives sometimes as humans or animals, sometimes taking residence in a stone or wooden idol. As years passed, the families of gods grew and included the trickster Maui, who snared the sun, and fiery Pele of the volcano. Ancient Hawaiians lived by the animistic philosophy that assigned living souls to animals, trees, stones, stars, and clouds, as well as to humans. Religion and mythology were interwoven in Hawaiian culture; and local legends and genealogies were preserved in song, chant, and narrative. Martha Beckwith was the first scholar to chart a path through the hundreds of books, articles, and little-known manuscripts that recorded the oral narratives of the Hawaiian people. Her book has become a classic work of folklore and ethnology, and the definitive treatment of Hawaiian mythology. With an introduction by Katherine Luomala.
Author : Kimo Armitage
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Hawaiian mythology
ISBN : 1581780427
Describes and tells the stories of thirty Hawaiian gods and goddesses, including Po, Haumea, and Kamapu'a.
Author : William Drake Westervelt
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465580955
Author : David Kalakaua (King of Hawaii)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Folklore
ISBN : PRNC:32101068974987
Author : William Drake Westervelt,William D. Westervelt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0935180435
Maui and Hina -- Pele and her family -- Ghosts and ghost-gods -- Myths and legends of old Oahu -- A longer tale: The bride from the underworld.
Author : William Drake Westervelt
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465580979
Author : W. D. Westervelt
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473376946
This book contains an account of the legends of Maui, a demi-god whose story probably contains a larger number of unique and ancient myths than that of any other legendary character in the mythology of any nation. There are three centres of this story: new Zealand in the south, Hawaii in the north, and the Tahitian group in the east; and what makes this ancient legend so interesting is that it forms one of the strongest links in the mythological chain of evidence which binds the scattered inhabitants of the pacific into one nation, existing intact or in part in Anietyum, Bowditch, Efate, Fiji, Fotuna, Gilbert, Hawaii, Hervey, Huahine, Mangaia, Manihiki, Marquesas, Marshal, to name but a few. This wonderful text has been selected because of its timeless cultural value and will appeal to anyone interested in exotic mythology. This book is republished now with a new introductory biography of the author.
Author : Herb Kawainui Kāne
Publisher : Booklines Hawaii Limited
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0943357012
Presents lore associated with that impetuous and unpredictable, yet gentle and loving personality, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, Pele.
Author : Roy Alameida
Publisher : Bess Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 1573060267
Forty-five tales, stories and legends adapted from various sources about the natural history of Hawaii and the customs, crafts, arts and history of Polynesian Hawaiians. Includes one original story by the compiler.
Author : Vivian L. Thompson
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1990-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0824813022
According to some of the oldest and least-known of Hawaii's legends, man became a trickster to survive, and later became a riddler to win a place for himself in society. Vivian Thompson's tales, written for youngsters, are based on some of the earliest recorded versions of these legends; they instruct and delight readers of today as the oral traditions of old captivated their audiences. The first voyagers to Hawaii were filled with terror of the unknown terrain inhabited by evil spirits. Fearless fellows, tricksters - those who could match wits not only against nature, spirits, and monsters but also against chiefs and kings who held the power of life and death - became the heroes of the common people. As trickster legends emerged from primitive Hawaii, so riddler legends grew from later Hawaii, where mental as well as physical skills were admired.
Author : Tamra Andrews
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195136777
Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.
