Ebook {Epub PDF} Hawaiian Mythology by Martha Warren Beckwith

This work, by Martha Warren Beckwith (), a noted folklorist and ethnologist of her day, presents a definitive account of the myths, legends, traditions, folktales, and romances of the Hawaiian people. The book is divided into several parts dealing with stories of gods and ghosts, of ancestors as they appear in the genealogies of chiefs, and of fiction in the form of legends and. Martha Warren Beckwith (–) sister projects: Wikipedia article, Wikidata item. American folklorist and ethnographer Works. The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai (Translation, ) Folk-Games of Jamaica () Hawaiian Mythology () The . Synopsis: Hawaiian Mythology written by Martha Warren Beckwith, published by University of Hawaii Press which was released on Download Hawaiian Mythology Books now! Available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. 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.

Hawaiian mythology by Martha Warren Beckwith. Publication date Publisher University Press of Hawaii Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate Bookplateleaf Hawaiian Mythology. Martha Warren Beckwith. University of Hawaii Press, Jun 1, - Fiction - pages. 2 Reviews. 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 generations of mankind,both those who are to come and those already born. Download or read book entitled Hawaiian Mythology written by Martha Warren Beckwith and published by University of Hawaii Press online. This book was released on 01 June with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ku and Hina-man andwoman-were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the.

Hawaiian mythology Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Hawaiian mythology by Martha Warren Beckwith. Publication date This is Martha Beckwith's monumental study of Hawaiian mythology. She gives all available variants of each myth or legend, including versions from other Pacific islands including Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and others. This is primarily a critical edition of the key Hawaiian myths, and Beckwith largely does not attempt to interpret the texts, rather. A classic and authoritative work on Hawaiian myths. The book takes a very academic approach to an area which unfortunately has drifted into a causual, "fairytale" genre. Ms. Beckwith was a professional, writing on her home ground. If you are interested in the origins of Hawaiian mythology, this is a key text.