The South Seas (Melanesia)A. and C. Black, 1908 - 82 sider |
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12 full-page Illustrations ALLAN STEWART arrows Australia beach beautiful Bêche-de-mer belong Black Islands blue boys brave Caledonia cannibalism canoes Captain CHAPTER CHILDREN'S BOOK coast coco-nut Colour by ALLAN Colour by JOHN Colour by STEPHEN Containing 12 full-page copra coral division English fellow Fiji fish French G. E. MITTON Gallego Gavutu Graciosa Bay Guadalcanar harbour head-hunting Hebridean Hebrides Illustrations in Colour Isle ivory nuts JOHN FINNEMORE JOHN WILLIAMSON kind labour land large island Large Square Crown little island London Malaita Melanesian Mendana missionary never Norfolk Island Noumea Pacific palms Polynesian port possession prison Qatu Quiros races reef Resident Commissioner sailed San Cristoval Santa Cruz savage schooner scratched ship shooting SOHO SQUARE South Sea Islands Spain Spaniards Square Crown 8vo STEPHEN BAGHOT STORY strange supernatural Sydney Tagaro things to-day Tomalo Vila village voyage waters Watwata weapon white man's yams Ysabel
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Side 28 - ... in two flames, the one on one side, and the other on the other side of the axial line.
Side 68 - THE religion of the Melanesians is the expression of their conception of the supernatural, and embraces a very wide range of beliefs and practices, the limits of which it would be very difficult to define. It is equally difficult to ascertain with precision what these beliefs are. The ideas of the natives are not clear upon many points, they are not accustomed to present them in any systematic form among themselves.
Side 70 - It is a power or influence, not physical, and, in a way, supernatural ; but it shows itself in physical force, or in any kind of power or excellence which a man possesses. This Mana is not fixed in anything, and can be conveyed in almost anything ; but spirits, whether disembodied souls or supernatural beings, have it, and can impart it ; and it essentially belongs to personal beings to originate it, though it may act through the medium of water, or a stone, or a bone.
Side 69 - There is a belief in a force altogether distinct from physical power, which acts in all kinds of ways for good and evil, and which it is of the greatest advantage to posses or control.
Side 69 - The religion of the Melanesians consists, as far as belief goes, in the persuasion that there is a supernatural power about, belonging to the region of the unseen ; and, as far as practice goes, in the use of means of getting this power turned to their own benefit. The notion of a Supreme Being is altogether foreign to them, or indeed of any Being occupying a very elevated place in their world
Side 73 - This is about the women that they say belonged to heaven, and had wings like birds ; and they came down to earth to bathe in the sea, and when they bathed they took off their wings. And as Qatu was going about, he chanced to see them ; and he took up one pair of wings and went back into the village and buried them at the foot of the main pillar of his house. Then he went back again and watched them. And when they had finished bathing they went and took up their wings and flew up to heaven ; but one...
Side 70 - ... anything; but spirits, whether disembodied souls or supernatural beings, have it and can impart it; and it essentially belongs to personal beings to originate it, though it may act through the medium of water, or a stone, or a bone. All Melanesian religion consists, in fact, in getting this Mana for one's self, or getting it used for one's benefit — all religion, that is, as far as religious practices go, prayers and sacrifices.
Side 73 - With all this it is impossible to take Qat very seriously or to allow him divine rank. He is certainly not the lord of spirits. He is the hero of story-tellers, the ideal character of a good-natured people who profoundly believe in magic and greatly admire adroitness and success in the use of it ; Qat himself is good-natured, only playfully mischievous, and thoroughly enjoys the exercise of his wonderful powers1.
Side 58 - Protestant, with all their gross blots, with all their deficiency of candor, of humor, and of common sense, the missionaries are the best and most useful whites in the Pacific.