Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea Islands: Including Descriptions of the Natural History and Scenery of the Islands : with Remarks on the History, Mythology, Traditions, Government, Arts Manners, and Customs of the Inhabitants ; in Two Volumes, Volume 2Fisher, Son & Jackson, 1829 - 576 pages |
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... Effect on the surrounding country - Duration of native habitations - Building for public worship - Division of public labour- Manner of fitting up the interior - Satisfaction of the people - Chapel in Raiatea - Native chandeliers ...
... Effect on the surrounding country - Duration of native habitations - Building for public worship - Division of public labour- Manner of fitting up the interior - Satisfaction of the people - Chapel in Raiatea - Native chandeliers ...
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... effects supposed to result from sorcery— Impotency of enchantment on Europeans - Native remedies for sorcery- Native oracles - Means of inspiration - Effects on the priest inspired— Manner of delivering the responses - Circumstances at ...
... effects supposed to result from sorcery— Impotency of enchantment on Europeans - Native remedies for sorcery- Native oracles - Means of inspiration - Effects on the priest inspired— Manner of delivering the responses - Circumstances at ...
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... effects of jealousy - Seizure of property - Punishment of theft - Public works - Supplies for the king- Despotic rapacity -- Extortion of the king's servants -- Unorganized state of civil polity - Desire a code of Christian laws ...
... effects of jealousy - Seizure of property - Punishment of theft - Public works - Supplies for the king- Despotic rapacity -- Extortion of the king's servants -- Unorganized state of civil polity - Desire a code of Christian laws ...
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... Effects of the beneficial laws Page 426 to 460 . CHAP . XVI . · Visit from the Windward Islands - Opposition to the moral restraints of Christianity - Tatauing prohibited by the chiefs - Account of the dye , instruments , and process of ...
... Effects of the beneficial laws Page 426 to 460 . CHAP . XVI . · Visit from the Windward Islands - Opposition to the moral restraints of Christianity - Tatauing prohibited by the chiefs - Account of the dye , instruments , and process of ...
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... Effects of the beneficial laws Page 426 to 460 . CHAP . XVI . Visit from the Windward Islands - Opposition to the moral restraints of Christianity - Tatauing prohibited by the chiefs - Account of the dye , instruments , and process of ...
... Effects of the beneficial laws Page 426 to 460 . CHAP . XVI . Visit from the Windward Islands - Opposition to the moral restraints of Christianity - Tatauing prohibited by the chiefs - Account of the dye , instruments , and process of ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Polynesian Researches: During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage d'extraits - 1967 |
Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South ... William Ellis Aucun aperçu disponible - 2015 |
Polynesian Researches, During a Residence Of Nearly Six Years in the South ... William Ellis Aucun aperçu disponible - 2018 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
aito appeared Areois attended Austral Islands body Borabora bread-fruit called canoes Captain Cook ceremony chapel chiefs Christ Christianity circumstances civilized cloth cocoa-nut colour connexion considered crime death deities desire district Divine dress dwelling effect Eimeo engaged erected father fathoms favour feet females fish formerly frequently friends furnished gods Huahine human sacrifice idolatry idols individual influence inhabitants judge jury kind king labour land laws Leeward Leeward Islands letters magistrate marriage mats ment Missionaries mountains murder nation native occasion offered Palliser Islands parties perhaps person Pomare Pomare III prayers present priest principal punishment raatiras Raiatea received reef regarded rendered resembling residence Rurutu Sabbath sacred Sandwich Islands Scripture seldom ship shore side singular society Society Islands sometimes South Sea Islands spear spirits station supposed Taaroa Tahaa Tahiti Tahitian tataued temple tion tree usually vessel warriors wife worship