Overview

Today's New Zealand is an emerging paradigm for successful cultural relations. Although the nation's Maori (indigenous Polynesian) and Pakeha (colonial European) populations of the 19th century were dramatically different and often at odds, they are today co-contributors to a vibrant society. For more than a century they have been working out the kind of nation that engenders respect and well-being; and their interaction, though often riddled with confrontation, is finally bearing bicultural fruit. By their model, the encounter of diverse cultures does not require the surrender of one to the other; rather, it entails each expanding its own cultural categories in the light of the other. The time is ripe to explore modern New Zealand's cultural dynamics for what we can learn about getting along. The present anthropological work focuses on religion and related symbols, forms of reciprocity, the operation of power and the concept of culture in modern New Zealand society.

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Author:   William Edward Moneyhun
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9781476677002

ISBN 10:   147667700
Pages:   251
Publication Date:   09 January 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments A Brief Guide to Pronouncing Māori Words Preface deletePivotal visits delete deleteMining the resources delete deleteThe chapters delete Introduction deleteA synergistic synthesis of cultures delete deleteHiwi Tauroa’s musing delete deleteThe emerging paradigm delete Chapter One. Aotearoa/New Zealand deleteBefore you begin, consider… delete deleteSome notes on the name delete deleteA peek at the population delete deleteA review of the religion delete deleteA glimpse at the government delete deleteA look at the languages delete deleteA handle on the history delete Chapter Two. Understanding Symbols deleteA world of symbols delete deleteThe birth of a symbol delete deleteThe whare tipuna as a symbol delete deleteThe whare karakia as a symbol delete deleteWhare meets whare delete Chapter Three. Reciprocity deleteWestern reciprocity delete deleteThe economic bias delete deleteMāori utu delete deleteUtu and the West delete deleteThe complexity of Pākehā reciprocity delete deleteA social uncertainty principle delete deleteThe reinterpretation of culture delete Chapter Four. Power deleteThe elements of specific power delete deleteThe terms of general power delete deletePower-dependence and the process of secularization delete deleteThe spiritualized Māori delete deleteThe secularized Pākehā delete deleteSynergistic potential delete Chapter Five. Culture and Religion deleteThe way we are delete deleteCulture delete deleteReligion delete deleteThe complementarity of culture and religion delete deleteMāori culture and religion delete deletePākehā culture and religion delete ­ deleteReligio-cultural synergy delete Chapter Six. Some Principles of Cultural Interchange deleteA time to reflect delete deleteThe dynamic encounter of meaning systems delete deleteCultural complexity and abstractness delete deleteThe beginning of cultural dialogue delete deleteThe terms of cultural reconceptualization delete deleteThe nature of cultural reconceptualization delete deleteReification and cultural authenticity delete Chapter Seven. Io deleteHere an Io, there an Io delete deleteThe telltale twitch delete deleteThe Polynesian Society and the search for “the historical Io” delete deleteA matter of interpretation delete deleteThe higher critical school and “the Io of faith” delete delete“The Io of culture” delete deleteIs Io really God? delete Chapter Eight. The Up Over of the Down Under deleteCultural authenticity: A necessary reprise delete deleteThe cognitive function and the address to education delete deleteThe moral function and the address to injustice delete deleteThe aesthetic function and the address to endurance delete deleteThe religious dimension delete Postscript Appendix A: Maps for Aotearoa/New Zealand’s World Location Appendix B: A ­Present-Day Marae Appendix C: New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

“Well-researched...meticulously outlines many of the central features of New Zealand’s bicultural past, much of his book consists of a dense, theoretical analysis of symbolism, culture and religion, the nature of power and reciprocity, and the principles of cultural exchange. ...recommended”—Choice

"""Well-researched...meticulously outlines many of the central features of New Zealand's bicultural past, much of his book consists of a dense, theoretical analysis of symbolism, culture and religion, the nature of power and reciprocity, and the principles of cultural exchange. ...recommended""--Choice"

Well-researched...meticulously outlines many of the central features of New Zealand's bicultural past, much of his book consists of a dense, theoretical analysis of symbolism, culture and religion, the nature of power and reciprocity, and the principles of cultural exchange. ...recommended --Choice

Author Information

William Edward Moneyhun is a researcher in symbolic and interpretive anthropology. He lives in Kennett, Missouri.

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