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, Volume 2Fisher, Son, & Jackson, 1829 - 576 pages |
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... ceremony - Singular rites attending its close Page 185 to 218 . CHAP . VIII . Description of Polynesian idols - Human sacrifices - Anthropophagism— Islands in which it prevails - Motives and circumstances under which it is practised ...
... ceremony - Singular rites attending its close Page 185 to 218 . CHAP . VIII . Description of Polynesian idols - Human sacrifices - Anthropophagism— Islands in which it prevails - Motives and circumstances under which it is practised ...
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... ceremonies attending the inauguration of the king- Language of the Tahitian court - The royal residences - Causes , & c.- Sources of revenue - Tenure of land - Division of the country - National councils - Forfeiture of possessions Page ...
... ceremonies attending the inauguration of the king- Language of the Tahitian court - The royal residences - Causes , & c.- Sources of revenue - Tenure of land - Division of the country - National councils - Forfeiture of possessions Page ...
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... ceremonies and human sacrifices , prior to the commencement of hostilities - National councils- Mustering of forces - Emblems of the gods taken to the war - Strength of their fleets or armies - The battle of Hooroto - Women engaging in ...
... ceremonies and human sacrifices , prior to the commencement of hostilities - National councils- Mustering of forces - Emblems of the gods taken to the war - Strength of their fleets or armies - The battle of Hooroto - Women engaging in ...
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... ceremonies that were formerly regarded as in- dispensable . Considering the islanders as an un- civilized people , they seem to have been the most ceremonious of any with whom we are acquainted . This peculiarity appears to have ...
... ceremonies that were formerly regarded as in- dispensable . Considering the islanders as an un- civilized people , they seem to have been the most ceremonious of any with whom we are acquainted . This peculiarity appears to have ...
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... ceremonies , a plantain - tree was substituted for a man , and in the first plantain- trees offered in this ceremony to the god and the friend , they might perhaps be so regarded . Consi- derable ceremony attended the reception of a com ...
... ceremonies , a plantain - tree was substituted for a man , and in the first plantain- trees offered in this ceremony to the god and the friend , they might perhaps be so regarded . Consi- derable ceremony attended the reception of a com ...
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Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage du livre entier - 1829 |
Polynesian Researches, During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage du livre entier - 1829 |
Polynesian Researches: During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in ..., Volume 2 William Ellis Affichage du livre entier - 1829 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
accustomed appeared Areois attended Austral Islands baptized Barff bark body Borabora bread-fruit called canoe Captain Captain Cook casuarina ceremony chapel chiefs Christ Christianity church circumstances civilized cloth cocoa-nut colour connexion considered coral crime declared deities desire district Divine dress dwellings effect Eimeo engaged erected European favour feet females fish formed formerly frequently friends furnished gods Huahine human human sacrifices idolatry idols individual influence inhabitants kind king labour land laws Leeward Islands magistrate marae mats ment Missionaries mountains nation native occasion offered Palliser Islands parties perhaps person Pomare Pomare III prayer 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 voyage worship