Whaikorero : Hunga Mate 1
SKU: 9780473140687
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Author:REREKURA Sam
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ISBN:9780473140687
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Publication Date:January 2008
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Pages:133
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Binding:Paperback
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Publisher:Te Whare Wananga o Ngapuhi-nui-tonu
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Country of Publication:Australia
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2025 reprint - Date TBC - Email enquiries@ubiq.co.nz for more information
This book focuses on the most important sub-discipline of the art form known as Hunga Mate - properly translated as 'the dead' or more appropriately the 'sacred references to the dead'. It is a study of formulaic sacred references to the dead and formal conclusions in indigenous oral literature, and also provides an insight into the traditional beliefs regarding the spiritual realm.