ʻAkatokamanāva: Myth, History and Society in the Southern Cook IslandsIn English, some text in Cook Islands Maori. "Analyses the political system of the Ngaputoru group ... in the Southern Cook Islands. Beginning with local notions about the origin and population ... special attention is paid to the way in which the initial positions in the system emerge as genealogical positions"--Back cover. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-150). |
Contents
THE BASIC TEXT | 15 |
Akatakaanga explanation | 30 |
COSMOLOGY AS SIGNIFIED | 42 |
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