The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant
Author:   Martha Warren Beckwith
Publisher:   University of Hawai'i Press
ISBN:  

9780824807719


Pages:   276
Publication Date:   30 July 2000
Format:   Paperback
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The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant


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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.

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Author:   Martha Warren Beckwith
Publisher:   University of Hawai'i Press
Imprint:   University of Hawai'i Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9780824807719


ISBN 10:   0824807715
Pages:   276
Publication Date:   30 July 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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A rare find in ancient Hawaiian literature, a Hawaiian composition not only rich in its poetic power but an authentic source of information concerning pre-European Hawaiian religion, politics, mythology, and way of life. . . . An extremely scholarly and detailed work.


""A rare find in ancient Hawaiian literature, a Hawaiian composition not only rich in its poetic power but an authentic source of information concerning pre-European Hawaiian religion, politics, mythology, and way of life. . . . An extremely scholarly and detailed work.""


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