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Māori tales of love, war & mana / David Simmons.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Takapuna : Bush Press of New Zealand, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First editionDescription: 188 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780986456497 (paperback)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Northland -- Auckland -- Waikato/King country/Taupo -- Bay of Plenty/Rotorua -- Tales of Te Rauparaha -- East Coast -- Taranaki & Wellington -- Northern South Island -- Southland -- Chatham Islands.
Includes bibliographical references and index. -More than 50 tales are related and include local versions of popular traditions and tribal history. The stories follow great Maori battles and migrations through New Zealand. The book is organised into Maori regions, including remote areas such as Fiordland and Chathams.
Summary: David Simmons gathered these tales of love, war and mana from Maori sources during a lifetime of field study and research. Working from the Otago Museum and Auckland War Memorial Museum, he collected local traditions from throughout New Zealand, in places as widespread as the Far North, Fiordland and the Chatham Islands. Some of these tales have not previously been published; others give a local slant to more familiar traditions.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Te Taurawhiri Non-Fiction Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Te Taurawhiri Te Taurawhiri 398.2 SIM 1 Available T00569347
Te Taurawhiri Non-Fiction Gonville Library Gonville Maori Gonville Maori 398.2 SIM 1 Available T00569352
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Maori Tales of Love War and Mana has been written after more than 60 years of research and field work with the author talking with local elders as well as working from the Otago Museum and Auckland War Memorial Museum (of which he was for a time Assistant Director) where he collected local traditions from throughout New Zealand, in places as widespread as the Far North, Fiordland and the Chatham Islands. More than 50 tales are related and include local versions of popular traditions and tribal history. The stories follow great Maori battles and migrations through New Zealand. The book is organised into Maori regions, including remote areas such as Fiordland and Chathams. Some of the tales have not been previously published; others given a local slant to more familiar traditions. Includes extensive references and indices. Illustrated with wood engravings by the Late E. Mervyn Taylor, leading artist of mid-20th century. David Simmons is a distinguished scholar and author of several popular books about Maori history and culture.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Northland -- Auckland -- Waikato/King country/Taupo -- Bay of Plenty/Rotorua -- Tales of Te Rauparaha -- East Coast -- Taranaki & Wellington -- Northern South Island -- Southland -- Chatham Islands.

Includes bibliographical references and index. -More than 50 tales are related and include local versions of popular traditions and tribal history. The stories follow great Maori battles and migrations through New Zealand. The book is organised into Maori regions, including remote areas such as Fiordland and Chathams.

David Simmons gathered these tales of love, war and mana from Maori sources during a lifetime of field study and research. Working from the Otago Museum and Auckland War Memorial Museum, he collected local traditions from throughout New Zealand, in places as widespread as the Far North, Fiordland and the Chatham Islands. Some of these tales have not previously been published; others give a local slant to more familiar traditions.

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