The Kumulipo : : A Hawaiian Creation Chant / / ed. by Martha Warren Beckwith.
The Kumulipo is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs. Composed and transmitted entirely in the oral tradition, its 2000 lines provide an extended genealogy proving the family's divine origin and tracing the family history from the beginning of the world.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021] ©1972 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
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