Book

The Maori: volume 1

Printed by H.H. Tombs, limitedV • Published In 1924 • Pages: xv, 530

By: Best, Elsdon.

Abstract
This document, Vol. 1 of a two volume work on the Maori of New Zealand, presents a comprehensive ethnographic study of native life as it existed in pre-European days. The author, a noted authority on the Maori, compiled this work from numerous notes made in the field between the years 1870 to 1920. In this first volume, the author covers the following aspects of Maori life: a physical description of the people, their culture history, the teaching of traditional history in the Whare wananga or school of learning, cosmogony, myth and folklore, religion, magical practices, and social customs both per se and in relation to marriage. Volume 2 of The Maori is in this collection (Best, document 2).
Subjects
Mythology
Sacred objects and places
Traditional history
Spirits and gods
Literary texts
General character of religion
Avoidance and taboo
Eschatology
Sorcery
Food preparation
Marriage
culture
Maori
HRAF PubDate
2009
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1963: John Beierle; 2007
Field Date
1870-1920
Coverage Date
1820-1920
Coverage Place
New Zealand
Notes
by Elsdon Best
'Published by the Board of Maori Ethnological Research for the author and on behalf of the Polynesian Society.'
'List of authorities quoted': v. 1, p. 481-483
LCCN
24024356
LCSH
Maori (New Zealand people)