| Myths and Songs from the South Pacific Contributor(s): Gill, William Wyatt (Author) |
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ISBN: 1163223174 ISBN-13: 9781163223178 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $33.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - History - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: 299.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 9.02" W x 6" (1.51 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1876. Wyatt, a missionary, who spent most of his adult life in the Cook Islands here retells the myths he collected during his years in the South Pacific. Contents: Myths of Creation; Deified Men; Astronomical Myths; The Exploits of Maui; Tree Myths; Ina, The Fairy Voyager Miscellaneous Myths; Hades; or, The Doctrine of Spirit-World; Veetini; or, The Immortality of the Soul; Adventures in Spirit-World; Fairy Men and Women; Death-Talks and Dirges; Human Sacrifices; and The Seasons, Phases of the Moon, etc. |
