The Natural World of the Maori

History

ORBELL, MARGARET

Australia & Oceania

William Collins Publishers

In waiata our forebears spoke their hearts - in grief and celebration. For many hundreds of years this great oral tradition of song flourished in Aotearoa. During the second half of the nineteenth century, in times of rapid change, Maori scholars recorded for the future the words of thousands of waiata. Their manuscripts were preserved by Pakeha of foresight and commitment, and along with a vast body of other Maori writing they are now accessible in libraries throughout the country. Margaret Orbell has been working with these manuscripts for 25 years. She has come to occupy a special place in Maori scholarship, having brought to light and translated many ancient texts. In this new anthology she places waiata of the nineteenth century in their social and political setting, conveying the poets' responses to their people's trauma. There is a fascinating richness of detail here about traditional Maori life, with insights into the lives of ordinary people as well as into tribal relations and the interaction of Maori and Pakeha. Margaret also reveals the great skills of the composers - their use of imagery, rhythm and symbolism, and the profound knowledge they convey. Her authoritative and illuminating commentaries will make this collections hugely interesting to a wide range of readers.

Waiata Maori Songs in History

Arts & Photography

Music

Penguin??Books

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Maori Myth & Legend

Europe

Univ of New South Wales

The illustrated encyclopedia of Māori myth and legend

Religion & Spirituality

Canterbury University Press

<p>A details guide to Maori myths and legends, religious beliefs, folklore and history. More than 380 entires, arranged alphabetically, reveal the subtlety and complexity of the traditional Maori view of the world.</p>

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Maori Myth and Legend

This is a new edition of the classic study of Maori songs first published in 1975. Including both text with translation and music, it presents fifty songs characteristic of the most common types. Winner of the inaugural New Zealand Book Award for Non-Fiction, the book continues to be of great interest to those involved in music, Maori poetry, and Maori traditions.

Traditional Songs of the Maori

McLean, Mervyn

Oxford University Press

This classic study of indigenous Polynesian music, conducted in the 1960s, includes a survey of traditional songs in different styles that embody the fundamental values of Maori culture in New Zealand. Musical transcriptions, Maori texts, English translations, and extensive notes on more than 50 traditional Maori songs are included. Common ceremonial songs are represented, including elaborate laments, love songs, war chants, songs of welcome, and witty occasional songs.

Auckland University Press

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