Maori myth and legend / illustrated by Roger Hart ; with text by A.W. Reed.
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TextWellington : Reed ; 1983Edition: Combined and rev. edDescription: 95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN: - 0589014714
- 299/.92 19
- BL2615 .R43 1983
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Combined and rev. ed. of: Maori myth, 1977; and Maori legends, 1972.
--The creation. --The coming of knowledge. --The coming of life. -- The coming of death. --Maui tames the sun. --A legend of the moon. --Tribal gods. --The coming of Kumara. --Symbol of fertility. --Enchantment. --Patupaiarehe. --The restless mountains. --Taniwha. --Denizens of the sea. --Fabulous birds. --The coming of Pounamu. --Tohunga. --Giants. --Ogresses. --Glossary.
'This new interpretation of New Zealand's oldest stories explores a world where natural phenomena have supernatural causes, where strange beings of malignant power lurk in the seas, rivers, and forests, where the very rocks and trees may be enchanted, and mountains walk.'
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