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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... gods - Oro , & c . gods of the wind , the ocean , & c.- Gods of artificers and fishermen - Oramatuas , or demons - Emblems - Images - Uru , or fea- thers - Temples - Worship - Prayers - Offerings - Sacrifices - Occasional and stated ...
... gods - Oro , & c . gods of the wind , the ocean , & c.- Gods of artificers and fishermen - Oramatuas , or demons - Emblems - Images - Uru , or fea- thers - Temples - Worship - Prayers - Offerings - Sacrifices - Occasional and stated ...
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... Gods of the healing art - The tuabu , or broken back- Insanity - Native warm - bath -- Oculists - Surgery - Setting a broken neck and back - The operation of trepan - Native remedies superseded by European medicine - Need of a more ...
... Gods of the healing art - The tuabu , or broken back- Insanity - Native warm - bath -- Oculists - Surgery - Setting a broken neck and back - The operation of trepan - Native remedies superseded by European medicine - Need of a more ...
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... god - Religious 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 ...
... god - Religious 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 ...
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... gods , to have marked their affairs of state , and the car- riage of the people towards their rulers , to have pervaded the whole of their social intercourse , to have been mingled with their most ordinary avo- cations , and even their ...
... gods , to have marked their affairs of state , and the car- riage of the people towards their rulers , to have pervaded the whole of their social intercourse , to have been mingled with their most ordinary avo- cations , and even their ...
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... god ; the other for te hoa , the friend . A plantain - tree and a pig were brought for the king , a similar offering for the god ; this was followed by a plantain and a pig , for the toe moe , the sleeping hatchet . plantain - tree and ...
... god ; the other for te hoa , the friend . A plantain - tree and a pig were brought for the king , a similar offering for the god ; this was followed by a plantain and a pig , for the toe moe , the sleeping hatchet . plantain - tree and ...
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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