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Yonagvsgi
7/3/2002 2:23 PM
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Hi all!!!!
I was asked by bnet to post the url for these resources. I'll post the url & index.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/index.htm
General
Oceanic Mythology by Roland B. Dixon [1916].
This is a highly readable and scholarly cross-cultural study of Pacific mythology and folklore, covering Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Indonesia and Australia. It includes summaries of material only available in obscure 19th Century scholarly journals.
Maori
Polynesian Mythology by Sir George Grey [1854]
This is a primary source for the myths and legends of the Maori people of New Zealand.
Maori Religion and Mythology by Edward Shortland [1882]
Hawaiian
The Kumulipo, A Hawaiian Creation Chant translated with commentary by Martha Warren Beckwith. [1951]
This is the Royal Hawaiian Creation chant, describing the emergence of life from the ocean and listing hundreds of generations of descendants from the primal gods and goddesses.
The following is a series of books of Hawaiian mythology, folkore, and legends by W.D. Westervelt from the turn of the 20th Century.
Legends of Maui by W.D. Westervelt [1910]
This is a collection of Hawaiian and Polynesian legends about the culture hero, Maui.
Hawaiian Legends of Old Honolulu by W.D. Westervelt [1915]
Of all of the sacred landscapes of the Pacific, the area around Honolulu is rich in lore.
Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes by W.D. Westervelt [1916]
This book tells of the Fire Goddess Pele, her deeds, family and loves.
Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods by W.D. Westervelt [1916]
Tales of the Hawaiian afterlife, and those who returned from it by magic or cunning.
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