Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 sider |
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Side 62
... interesting points , we shall briefly notice some opinions and usages which prevailed among the Eastern Polynesians at the time when they were first visited by navigators from Europe . On all the inquiries which respect the origin of ...
... interesting points , we shall briefly notice some opinions and usages which prevailed among the Eastern Polynesians at the time when they were first visited by navigators from Europe . On all the inquiries which respect the origin of ...
Side 64
... interesting to find that traditions of the Deluge have existed from the earliest period among the natives of Polynesia . They narrate that in an- cient times Taaroa , their principal deity , being angry with men on account of their ...
... interesting to find that traditions of the Deluge have existed from the earliest period among the natives of Polynesia . They narrate that in an- cient times Taaroa , their principal deity , being angry with men on account of their ...
Side 68
... interesting to trace the corre- spondence between the tangata , first man in Polynesia , and the tangatanga , a principal deity among the South Americans ; between the tua of the South Sea , the tev of the Mexicans , the deviyo of the ...
... interesting to trace the corre- spondence between the tangata , first man in Polynesia , and the tangatanga , a principal deity among the South Americans ; between the tua of the South Sea , the tev of the Mexicans , the deviyo of the ...
Side 81
... interesting notices illustrative of the opinions for- merly prevailing in the South Sea on the subject of sor- cery and divination . Though the details are , in many cases , ludicrous and even disgusting , they all manifest a belief in ...
... interesting notices illustrative of the opinions for- merly prevailing in the South Sea on the subject of sor- cery and divination . Though the details are , in many cases , ludicrous and even disgusting , they all manifest a belief in ...
Side 89
... interesting as those which had crowned the efforts of Wallis , Byron , Carteret , and Cook , would be long allowed to remain unproductive of advantage to the inha- bitants of the remote lands thereby brought to light . It was indeed the ...
... interesting as those which had crowned the efforts of Wallis , Byron , Carteret , and Cook , would be long allowed to remain unproductive of advantage to the inha- bitants of the remote lands thereby brought to light . It was indeed the ...
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afterwards appear Archipelago areois arts attended authority Bay of Islands brethren canoes Captain Cook ceremonies chiefs christian church civilisation civilized cloth coast colony commander coral death desire discovered divine Eimeo Ellis English Erromango established European faith favourable Fijee Georgian group gods gospel habits heathen hence human hundred idolatry idols improvement inhabitants instruction intercourse Isles king knowledge labours land language less Lond Lord Byron manifest manner means ment miles mind mission Mitiaro murder nation natives nature Navigators object observed occasion ocean origin Otaheitan Otaheite Pacific Pacific Ocean period persons Pitcairn's Island Polynesian Pomare Port Jackson possession prayer present principles Raiatea Rarotonga received regard religion religious remarks residence respect sacred Sandwich Islands savage ship shore Society Islands soon South Sea spirit station superstition supplied teachers thousand tion Tonga tribes vessel visited Voyage whole worship Zealand