Handwritten notes on religion and time

Component identifier:: File O. Box 4
Content Summary:: The headings on the notes include the tohunga (priestly expert), tapu, mana and tapu, Maori religious beliefs and practices, tohunga and tapu, Io the Supreme Being, classification of Maori gods, superstition, Maori cosmogony, the parting of heaven and earth, Maui controls the sun god, Maui, Whetu stars, evidence of star worship, the Maori division of time, the concept of wairua, karakia (prayers), the Tapu school of learning, and burial places
Processing information:: M2418

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Parent Restrictions:: Available for Access.
Parent Terms of Access:: Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia