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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... dress , & c . — Sabbath in the South Sea Islands - Occupations of the preceding day - Early morning prayer - meetings - Sabbath schools - Order of divine service- School exercises - Contrast with idolatrous worship . Page 120 to 148 ...
... dress , & c . — Sabbath in the South Sea Islands - Occupations of the preceding day - Early morning prayer - meetings - Sabbath schools - Order of divine service- School exercises - Contrast with idolatrous worship . Page 120 to 148 ...
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... dress and appearance - Interview between the rival parties- Return of Hautia and the captives - Frequency of war in the South Sea Islands - Polynesian war - god - Religious ceremonies and human sacrifices , prior to the commencement of ...
... dress and appearance - Interview between the rival parties- Return of Hautia and the captives - Frequency of war in the South Sea Islands - Polynesian war - god - Religious ceremonies and human sacrifices , prior to the commencement of ...
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... dress , especially the poncho , and even the legend of the origin of the Incas , bear no small resemblance to that of Tii , who was also descended from the sun . The points of resemblance are not so many as in the Asiatic continent and ...
... dress , especially the poncho , and even the legend of the origin of the Incas , bear no small resemblance to that of Tii , who was also descended from the sun . The points of resemblance are not so many as in the Asiatic continent and ...
Page 78
... dresses . As we stopped occasionally to speak to some of the natives standing near their huts , we had frequent opportunities of observing the value they set upon the comforts of our English style of cottage , and other things ...
... dresses . As we stopped occasionally to speak to some of the natives standing near their huts , we had frequent opportunities of observing the value they set upon the comforts of our English style of cottage , and other things ...
Page 87
... dresses , and all evidently appeared to feel a high degree of satisfaction in assembling for the public adoration of the Almighty in a building , in many respects an object of astonishment through the island , and which their own toil ...
... dresses , and all evidently appeared to feel a high degree of satisfaction in assembling for the public adoration of the Almighty in a building , in many respects an object of astonishment through the island , and which their own toil ...
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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 |
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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