Book
The king and people of Fiji: containing a life of Thakombau; with notices of the Fijians, their manners, customs, and superstitions, previous to the great religious reformation in 1854
Wesleyan conference office • London • Published In 1866 • Pages:
By: Waterhouse, Joseph.
Abstract
The author, a missionary, befriended the Vunivalu (war and executive chief) Cakobau (Thakombau), whom he converted to Christianity. Subjects covered range from general descriptions of court politics and etiquette to analysis of religious practices that led to the tragic killing and cannibalistic consumption of war captives and of some widows. Also covered are mythology, community organization, and specific features of inter-island warfare and of hosting guests—including missionaries, American mariners, and Tongan kings.
- Subjects
- Form and rules of government
- Chief executive
- Inter-community relations
- Warfare
- Aftermath of combat
- War veterans
- Cannibalism
- Cult of the dead
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Animism
- Spirits and gods
- Offenses against life
- Religious offenses
- Social personality
- Gender status
- Burial practices and funerals
- Gender roles and issues
- Missions
- Mythology
- Cosmology
- culture
- Bau Fijians
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2017
- Field Date
- 1849-1864
- Coverage Date
- 1835-1865
- Coverage Place
- Fiji
- Notes
- By Joseph Waterhouse
- LCCN
- 05014524
- LCSH
- Fijians
- Thakombau, Chief of the Fiji Islands, 1817-1883