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Author:   Tamatoa Bambridge
Publisher:   ANU Press
Imprint:   ANU Press
ISBN:  

9781925022797

ISBN 10:   192502279
Pages:   282
Publication Date:   01 March 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: The rahui: A tool for environmental protection or for political assertion? Part I - Tapu and rahui: Traditions and pluralistic organisation of society Political power and rahui in ancient Polynesian society Ancient magic and religious trends of the rahui on the atoll of Anaa, Tuamotu Tapu and kahui in the Marquesas I uta i tai - a preliminary account of ra'ui on Mangaia, Cook Islands Technical exploitation and 'ritual' management of resources in Napuka and Tepoto (Tuamotu Archipelago) The law of rahui in the Society Islands Part II - Rahui today as state custom pluralism Protection of natural resources through a sacred prohibition: The rahui on Rapa iti From traditional to modern management in Fakarava European contact and systems of governance on Tongareva Traditional marine resources and their use in contemporary Hawai'i Providing for rahui in the law of Aotearoa New Zealand Uncanny rights and the ambiguity of state authority in the Gambier Islands Conclusion: What are the lessons to be learned from the rahui and legal pluralism? The political and environmental efficacy of legal pluralism Postscript: What are the consequences of rahui?

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