Ku and Hina-man andwoman-were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancientHawaiians.
They were life\'s fruitfulness and all the generation.
Ku and Hina--man and woman--were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancient Hawaiians.
With an introduction by Katherine Luomala.
Her book has become a classic work of folklore and ethnology, and the definitive treatment of Hawaiian mythology.
Martha Beckwith was the first scholar to chart a path through the hundreds of books, articles, and little-known manuscripts that recorded the oral narratives of the Hawaiian people.
Religion and Mythology were interwoven in Hawaiian culture; and local legends and genealogies were preserved in song, chant, and narrative.
Ancient Hawaiians lived by the animistic philosophy that assigned living souls to animals, trees, stones, stars, and clouds, as well as to humans.
As years passed, the families of gods grew and included the trickster Maui, who snared the sun, and fiery Pele of the volcano.
The Hawaiian gods were like great chiefs from far lands who visited among the people, entering their daily lives sometimes as humans or animals, sometimes taking residence in a stone or wooden idol.
They were life\'s fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind, both those who are to come and those already born.
Ku and Hina--man and woman--were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancient Hawaiians.
With an introduction by Katherine Luomala.
Her book has become a classic work of folklore and ethnology, and thedefinitive treatment of Hawaiian mythology.
Martha Beckwith was thefirst scholar to chart a path through the hundreds of books, articles, andlittle-known manuscripts that recorded the oral narratives of the Hawaiianpeople.
Religion and Mythology were interwovenin Hawaiian culture; and local legends and genealogies were preserved in song, chant, and narrative.
Ancient Hawaiian lived bythe animistic philosophy that assigned living souls to animals, trees, stones, stars, and clouds, as well as to humans.
As years passed, the families of gods grew and included thetrickster Maui, who snared the sun, and fiery Pele of the volcano.
The Hawaiian gods werelike great chiefs from far lands who visited among the people, entering their dailylives sometimes as humans or animals, sometimes taking residence in a stone orwooden idol.
They were life\'s fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind, both those who are to come and those already born.
Ku and Hina-man andwoman-were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancientHawaiians
