Hui: A Study Of Māori Ceremonial Gatherings

by Anne Salmond

When Maori people gather for a Hui, they have immediate access to an ancestral world which remains a living reality for as long as the hui lasts. Hui incorporate all Maori ceremonial gatherings- openings of new marae, tangihanga (funerals), hurahanga kohatu (unveilings), birthdays and anniversaries, and tribal policy making. This book introduces us to all aspects of the hui and its significance to Maori. It is a definitive study of ceremonial gatherings and the rituals that are the life blood of the marae.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

226 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Dame Mary Anne Salmond DBE (née Thorpe, born 16 November 1945) is a New Zealand anthropologist, environmentalist and writer.

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dame Anne Salmond has provided us here with an in-depth and respectful, albeit coloured by her own personal experience, depiction of the nature and history of a Māori hui. Side note: very much illustrative of the 1970s, when it was written.

[Trish Moeke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Yolanda book.