| Myths and Songs from the South Pacific Contributor(s): Gill, William Wyatt (Author) |
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ISBN: 143261603X ISBN-13: 9781432616038 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Religion | Comparative Religion - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 299.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.51 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
