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- catalog abstract "The Handbook of Polynesian Mythology captures the little known richness and scope of a culture that spread from a single mysterious source to encompass the lands of New Zealand, Easter Island, Hawaii, Samoa, and Tonga. It introduces the people, history, and languages behind the mythology, including the oral traditions that kept it alive for centuries. Encounters with the West introduced Polynesian mythology to the worldand sealed its fate as a casualty of colonialism. But for centuries before the Europeans came, that mythology was as vast as the triangle of ocean in which it flourished, as diverse as the people it served, and as complex as the mythologies of Greece and Rome. Students, researchers, and enthusiasts can follow vivid retellings of stories of creation, death, and great voyages, tracking variations from island to island. They can use the book's reference section for information on major deities, heroes, elves, fairies, and recurring themes, as well as the mythic implications of everything from dogs and volcanoes to the hula, Easter Island, and tattooing (invented in the South Pacific and popularized by returning sailors).".
- catalog contributor b13325330.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-292), internet web sites (p. 293-300), and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Creation and the cosmos -- Deities, themes, and concepts -- Annotated print sources -- Internet web sites.".
- catalog description "The Handbook of Polynesian Mythology captures the little known richness and scope of a culture that spread from a single mysterious source to encompass the lands of New Zealand, Easter Island, Hawaii, Samoa, and Tonga. It introduces the people, history, and languages behind the mythology, including the oral traditions that kept it alive for centuries. Encounters with the West introduced Polynesian mythology to the worldand sealed its fate as a casualty of colonialism. But for centuries before the Europeans came, that mythology was as vast as the triangle of ocean in which it flourished, as diverse as the people it served, and as complex as the mythologies of Greece and Rome. Students, researchers, and enthusiasts can follow vivid retellings of stories of creation, death, and great voyages, tracking variations from island to island. They can use the book's reference section for information on major deities, heroes, elves, fairies, and recurring themes, as well as the mythic implications of everything from dogs and volcanoes to the hula, Easter Island, and tattooing (invented in the South Pacific and popularized by returning sailors).".
- catalog extent "xvi, 353 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Handbook of Polynesian mythology.".
- catalog identifier "1576078949 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Handbook of Polynesian mythology.".
- catalog isPartOf "Handbooks of world mythology".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,".
- catalog relation "Handbook of Polynesian mythology.".
- catalog subject "299/.924 22".
- catalog subject "BL2620.P6 C72 2004".
- catalog subject "Mythology, Polynesian.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Creation and the cosmos -- Deities, themes, and concepts -- Annotated print sources -- Internet web sites.".
- catalog title "Handbook of Polynesian mythology / Robert D. Craig.".
- catalog type "text".