Myths of Oceania,9780739849781

Myths of Oceania

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ISBN13: 9780739849781
ISBN10: 0739849786
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-02-01
Publisher(s): Heinemann/Raintree
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Summary

Presents some of the mythology of Oceania, particularly Polynesia and Australia, and gives some background information on the peoples there.

Table of Contents

General Introduction 4(2)
Black-headed Python the Widow
6(4)
Rainbow Snake and Tjinimin
10(4)
Separation of the Earth and Sky
14(4)
The Maker of All Things
18(4)
Maui Steals Fire
22(4)
Maui and the Sun
26(4)
Maui Reels in the Hawaiian Islands
30(4)
Pele
34(4)
The Many Battles of the War God Tu
38(4)
The Story of the Wooden Moai
42(4)
Glossary 46(1)
Further Reading and Viewing 47(1)
Index 48

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