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Notes on Tongan religion

journal of the Polynesian Society30 • Published In 1921 • Pages: 152-163, 227-240

By: Collocott, E. E. V. (Ernest Edgar Vyvyan).

Abstract
This source is a collection of miscellaneous notes on Tongan religious practices, mythology, and gods. The author was a missionary to the Tongans. The source appears to be primarily a memory ethnography and it is based on material gathered in Tongatabu.
Subjects
Recreational and non-therapeutic drugs
Mythology
Spirits and gods
Sacred objects and places
Prayers and sacrifices
Revelation and divination
Priesthood
Ethnozoology
culture
Tongans
HRAF PubDate
2006
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Missionary
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin; 1978
Field Date
none
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Island of Tongatabu, Tonga
Notes
By E. E. V. Collocott
LCCN
08012644
LCSH
Tongans