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9781567181883

Hawaiian Magic & Spirituality

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  • ISBN13:

    9781567181883

  • ISBN10:

    1567181880

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-02-01
  • Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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Summary

Discover the ancient spirituality of Hawai'i and its peoples, including social customs and taboos, the ways of the deities, the influence of ancestors, Hawaiian sorcery, and the stunning power that lies within the islands themselves! Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Linguistic Note ix
Preface xi
Part One: The People and the Deities
The Land and the People
3(6)
The Ways of the Deities
9(12)
The Gods and Goddesses
21(20)
Pele
41(10)
Deified Ancestral Spirits
51(10)
Part Two: Aspects of Traditional Hawaiian Culture and Religion
Spiritual Power
61(8)
Taboos
69(8)
Experts
77(6)
Shrines and Temples
83(12)
Water
95(6)
Stone
101(8)
Color
109(4)
Plants
113(26)
Dance
139(6)
The Menehune
145(6)
Ghosts and the Night Marchers
151(10)
Part Three: Magic and Sorcery
Magic
161(12)
Prophecy and Dreams
173(6)
Divination, Spiritual Possession, and Omens
179(10)
Birth Omens
189(6)
Contemporary Survival of Traditional Hawaiian Spirituality
195(4)
Appendix: The Hawaiian Lunar Calendar 199(6)
Hawaiian Glossary 205(10)
Annotated Bibliography 215(12)
Index 227

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