[PDF] Atua eBook

Author : Gavin Bishop
Publisher : Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 40,11 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Mythology, Māori
ISBN : 0143775693

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Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Maori people of Aotearoa in this breathtaking, large-scale illustrated book for children. Margaret Mahy Book of the Year 2022 Elsie Locke Award for Non-fiction 2022 Russell Clark Award for Illustration 2022 Before the beginning there was nothing. No sound, no air, no colour - nothing. TE KORE, NOTHING. No one knows how long this nothing lasted because there was no time. However, in this great nothing there was a sense of waiting. Something was about to happen. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Maori world, and explore Aotearoa's exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Fascinating, beautiful and informative, this once-in-a-generation compendium deserves a place on every bookshelf.

Author : Fini Aitaoto
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 26,20 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1449746438

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A comprehensive history of the Assemblies of God church in American Samoa. O le tala'aga o le tapuaiga o le Fa'apotopotoga a le Atua i Samoa - Amerika Samoa.

Author : Hana Tapiata
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 14,67 MB
Release : 2024-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1775492834

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Ancient wisdom of the Māori goddesses to help you navigate the modern world Atua wāhine are the Māori goddesses who make up the world around us: earth, fire, water, the moon and more. From the earth mother, Papatūānuku, who sustains and nurtures us to the goddess of peace, Hinepūtehue, who transformed pain into beauty, and the misunderstood goddess of the underworld, Hinenuitepō, who created purpose and enlightenment from betrayal - this book is a treasure of knowledge and insight. Drawing on whakataukī (proverbs) and pūrākau (traditional stories), discover how the wisdom of 17 atua wāhine can help us live with courage and confidence in the modern world. With guided steps, these atua will inspire you to foster creativity, acknowledge cycles of change, and embrace self-determination.

Author : Robyn Kahukiwa
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,61 MB
Release : 2023
Category : Bilingual books
ISBN : 9781990042423

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"Aotearoa is home to many marvellous gods. They are special. They are unique. They are awesome. Open these pages and discover the amazing gods that populate Aotearoa New Zealand. Ngā Atua: Māori Gods profiles the major players in the Māori pantheon-from the powerful atua Tāne to gods of women (Hine-te-iwaiwa), sea(Tangaroa), fire (Mahuika) and many others. Ngā Atua is an easy and beautiful introduction to Māori gods for readers of all ages."--Back cover.

Author : Serge Tcherkezoff
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1921536020

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This book explores the first encounters between Samoans and Europeans up to the arrival of the missionaries, using all available sources for the years 1722 to the 1830s, paying special attention to the first encounter on land with the Laperouse expedition. Many of the sources used are French, and some of difficult accessibility, and thus they have not previously been thoroughly examined by historians. Adding some Polynesian comparisons from beyond Samoa, and reconsidering the so-called 'Sahlins-Obeyesekere debate' about the fate of Captain Cook, 'First Contacts' in Polynesia advances a hypothesis about the contemporary interpretations made by the Polynesians of the nature of the Europeans, and about the actions that the Polynesians devised for this encounter: wrapping Europeans up in 'cloth' and presenting 'young girls' for 'sexual contact'. It also discusses how we can go back two centuries and attempt to reconstitute, even if only partially, the point of view of those who had to discover for themselves these Europeans whom they call 'Papalagi'. The book also contributes an additional dimension to the much-touted 'Mead-Freeman debate' which bears on the rules and values regulating adolescent sexuality in 'Samoan culture'. Scholars have long considered the pre-missionary times as a period in which freedom in sexuality for adolescents predominated. It appears now that this erroneous view emerged from a deep misinterpretation of Laperouse's and Dumont d'Urville's narratives.

Author : Michael Gunn
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,52 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780642334480

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The Polynesian concept of atua -- of gods, figurative objects and associated beliefs -- developed over thousands of years and spread throughout the region. The superb examples of sculpture illustrated in this volume provide an island-by-island insight into this rich and intriguing heritage. Intrepid seafarers first discovered Polynesia 3000 years ago and, gradually, the region came to be inhabited by the communities established by these explorers. Across central and eastern Polynesia, from the Cook, Austral, Society and Marquesas islands, the Tuamotu Archipelago, Tahiti, Rapa Nui, the Hawaiian Islands and Aotearoa New Zealand, unique, yet coherent, societies developed. With that a complex and sustaining spiritual world came into being. Sculptures of ancestral gods connected the Polynesians with Te Po, the supernatural world, giving them strength and sacred knowledge. A hierarchy of supernatural beings -- atua -- resides within Te Po, inhabiting animals and birds, or particular aspects of the landscape. Among the atua were the deified spirits of human ancestors, particularly those famous for their invincibility, political strength or navigation skill. Polynesians created, revered and communicated with their atua in a relationship of profound intimacy. This way of life suffered a violent rupture with the arrival of Christianity in the 18th century. It is this volume's privilege to chronicle the integral role played by the atua in Polynesian daily life through images and text that convey the power of a still-living culture.

Author : John White
Publisher :
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 43,76 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Maori (New Zealand people)
ISBN :

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" ... An official collection of Māori historical traditions"--BIM.

Author : S. Glover 4
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 13,17 MB
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1449796826

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The Gospel of John The Three Epistles of John & The Book of Revelation King James Version, Reina-Valera Antigua, Chinese Union Version, Russian Synodal Version, Louis Segond, João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada, 1934 Vietnamese Bible, Ukrainian Bible, Cornilescu, 1550 Stephanus New Testament, Svenska 1917, Maori Bible Thomas Saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me. -John 14:5,6