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Polynesian Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Sagas, Rituals and Beliefs of Polynesian Myths
This book is dedicated to exploring the gods and goddesses that the Polynesian people worshiped, and within the pages you will find more information
- Background facts about the Polynesian culture, such as family, social stratification, education, fishing, gardening, religion, art, and traditions.
- The intriguing legend and background story of Maui, the trickster.
- Polynesian names from mythology and their meanings.
- Rangi and Papa and the creation myth from the Polynesian islands.
- What Polynesians believed about ghosts and spirits.
- A brief overview of some of the main spirits and deities Polynesians believed in.
Polynesian mythology is intricate, complex, and the ideals behind some of their mythological beliefs were often intertwined with real life events. This book will examine how both myth and fact contributed to the culture and traditions of the Polynesians, and how these influences and some stories continue to live on throughout the centuries.
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- Background facts about the Polynesian culture, such as family, social stratification, education, fishing, gardening, religion, art, and traditions.
- The intriguing legend and background story of Maui, the trickster.
- Polynesian names from mythology and their meanings.
- Rangi and Papa and the creation myth from the Polynesian islands.
- What Polynesians believed about ghosts and spirits.
- A brief overview of some of the main spirits and deities Polynesians believed in.
Polynesian mythology is intricate, complex, and the ideals behind some of their mythological beliefs were often intertwined with real life events. This book will examine how both myth and fact contributed to the culture and traditions of the Polynesians, and how these influences and some stories continue to live on throughout the centuries.
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- GenresMythologyNonfiction
Kindle Edition
Published June 27, 2018
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July 11, 2018
A nice way to understand the different and mixed myths of the huge area known as Polynesia, first we get an explanation on the different people, their history and expansion, from there we can begin to understand why they had such pantheon, then we get into the main mythos about the main gods, the creation of the world, the separation of the sea and the sky and the evolution of things (inversed, from earth to sea), from there we read about the exploits and secondary stories and finally we have a glossary. Easy and fast read, I recommend it to start dwelling into the Polynesian mythos.
April 10, 2023
If you are getting this book I highly suggest you get either the physical book or ebook version, I got the audiobook and there is a lot of mispronunciations - so many that I almost DNF'd the book 6% into listening. I've also seen that other books in audio format have unfortunately had the same issue.
It give a brief history and then some of the main myths and the differences you might see between each culture, got a bit repetitive at times and was bare bones information.
Might be okay for a quick overview but may be better to have a look for other mythology books if you're wanting something a bit deeper.
It give a brief history and then some of the main myths and the differences you might see between each culture, got a bit repetitive at times and was bare bones information.
Might be okay for a quick overview but may be better to have a look for other mythology books if you're wanting something a bit deeper.
May 9, 2026
Very fun and informative book. So fun to learn about Polynesian myths!
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