The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant
Martha Warren Beckwith (editor), Martha Warren Beckwith (editor)The Kumulipo is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs. Composed and transmitted entirely in the oral tradition, its 2000 lines provide an extended genealogy proving the family's divine origin and tracing the family history from the beginning of the world.
Anno:
2021
Casa editrice:
University of Hawaii Press
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
280
ISBN 10:
0824840380
ISBN 13:
9780824840389
File:
PDF, 46.65 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2021