Oceanic mythology; the myths of Polinesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Australia

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Autor principal: Poignant, Roslyn (autor.)
Formato: Libro
Publicado: London : Paul Hamlyn, 1967.
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  • The land
  • The people
  • The coming of the Europeans
  • The myths
  • Priests, poets and entertainers
  • Creation of the cosmos
  • Gods work for man
  • Tu
  • Rongo
  • Tane
  • Tangaroa
  • Makemake
  • Io-the-hidden-face: Io-the-origin-of-all-thigs
  • The origing of mankind
  • Tane, the Earth-formed-maiden and the Dawn-maiden
  • Hima - the universal woman
  • Haumea, the creator
  • Pele, the destroyer
  • The origin of plant foods and things of value
  • Two-faced Tinirau
  • Kae and Tinirau's whale
  • Kae and the Island of women
  • Wonder-workers and tricksters
  • Maui, challenger of the gods
  • The wetsward journey of the soul
  • The noble Tawhaki, and Rata the strong
  • The pattern of Polynesian myth
  • The background
  • Creation stories
  • The Way of the soul after death.