Hawaiian Historical Legends

Author : W. D. Westervelt
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Historical Legends written by W. D. Westervelt and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his preface, the author explains how these stories take you through Hawaiian history from ancient times right to becoming an American state. He adds that Hawaiian people are not overly concerned with dates but that these stories are all related one to another.

Author : William Drake Westervelt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Historical Legends written by William Drake Westervelt and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martha Warren Beckwith
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824840712
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Mythology written by Martha Warren Beckwith and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ku and Hina—man and woman—were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancient Hawaiians. They were life's fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind, both those who are to come and those already born. The Hawaiian gods were like great chiefs from far lands who visited among the people, entering their daily lives sometimes as humans or animals, sometimes taking residence in a stone or wooden idol. As years passed, the families of gods grew and included the trickster Maui, who snared the sun, and fiery Pele of the volcano. Ancient Hawaiians lived by the animistic philosophy that assigned living souls to animals, trees, stones, stars, and clouds, as well as to humans. Religion and mythology were interwoven in Hawaiian culture; and local legends and genealogies were preserved in song, chant, and narrative. Martha Beckwith was the first scholar to chart a path through the hundreds of books, articles, and little-known manuscripts that recorded the oral narratives of the Hawaiian people. Her book has become a classic work of folklore and ethnology, and the definitive treatment of Hawaiian mythology. With an introduction by Katherine Luomala.

Author : David Kalakaua (King of Hawaii)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legends and Myths of Hawaii written by David Kalakaua (King of Hawaii) and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Caren Loebel-Fried
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824845242
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Legends of Dreams written by Caren Loebel-Fried and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2005-08-31 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moe‘uhane, the Hawaiian word for dream, means "soul sleep." Hawaiians of old believed they communicated with ‘auma-kua, their ancestral guardians, while sleeping, and this important relationship was sustained through dreaming. During "soul sleep," people received messages of guidance from the gods; romantic relationships blossomed; prophecies were made; cures were revealed. Dreams provided inspiration, conveying songs and dances that were remembered and performed upon waking. Specialists interpreted dreams, which were referred to and analyzed whenever important decisions were to be made. Having no written language, Hawaiians passed their history and life lessons down in the form of legends, which were committed to memory and told and retold. And within these stories are a multitude of dreams--as in a famous legend of the goddess Pele, who travels in a dream to meet and entrance the high chief Lohi‘au. Dreams continue to play an important role in modern Hawaiian culture and are considered by some to have as powerful an influence today as in ancient times. In this companion volume to her award-winning Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits, artist Caren Loebel-Fried retells and illuminates nine dream stories from Hawai‘i's past that are sure to please readers young and old, kama‘aina and malihini, alike.

Author : William Drake Westervelt
Publisher : Ams PressInc
ISBN 13 : 9780404142391
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Historical Legends written by William Drake Westervelt and published by Ams PressInc. This book was released on 1923 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, one of six written by Dr. Westervelt, is a fascinating potpourri of Hawaiian legends and historical tales. The origins of the Hawaiian people, the demi-god Maui's search for immortality for mankind, the coming of Captain Cook, the wars of King Kamehameha, as well as other aspects of Hawaii's incredible history fill its pages.

Author : W. D. Westervelt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781021187093
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Historical Legends written by W. D. Westervelt and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William D. Westervelt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Historical Legends written by William D. Westervelt and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas G. Thrum
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465580204
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Folk Tales written by Thomas G. Thrum and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Drake Westervelt
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282564957
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hawaiian Historical Legends (Classic Reprint) written by William Drake Westervelt and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hawaiian Historical Legends From mist to sunshine - from fabled gods to a constitution and legislature as a Territory of the United States - this is the outline of the stories told in the present volume. This outline is thor oughly Hawaiian in the method of presentation. The old people rehearsed stories depending upon stories told before. They cared very little for dates. This is a book of stories related to each other. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.