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Ratana : the man, the church, the political movement / J. McLeod Henderson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Memoirs of the Polynesian Society ; v. 36.Publication details: Wellington [N.Z.] : A.H. & A.W. Reed in association with the Polynesian Society, [1972]Edition: 2nd editionDescription: x, 128 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0589006193
  • 9780589006198
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 299/.9 B
Contents:
1. Tribes in transition -- 2. The Twentieth Century -- 3. The chosen one -- 4. Ture wairua = the spiritual works -- 5. Te Haahi Ratana = The Ratana Church -- 6. Ture tangata = The material works -- 7. The temple and the saints -- 8. Political representation -- 9. The passing of the Mangai -- Epilogue: Te Ao Hou = The new world.
Summary: ". . . T.W. Ratana the Mangai gave divine approval to innovation, thus accelerating social change. He claimed for his people the right to full participation in the life of the nation, yet preserved their separate Maori identity. He supported the new government policy ... of complete socio-economic equality, with special facilities so long as they were needed for Maori New Zealanders."
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Texts - cam Texts - cam TNU, Faculty of Education, Arts and Humanities Pasifika Collection PAC 299.9 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan FEAH24110135

Previous ed. published under title: Ratana : the origins and the story of the movement, 1963.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-114).

1. Tribes in transition -- 2. The Twentieth Century -- 3. The chosen one -- 4. Ture wairua = the spiritual works -- 5. Te Haahi Ratana = The Ratana Church -- 6. Ture tangata = The material works -- 7. The temple and the saints -- 8. Political representation -- 9. The passing of the Mangai -- Epilogue: Te Ao Hou = The new world.

". . . T.W. Ratana the Mangai gave divine approval to innovation, thus accelerating social change. He claimed for his people the right to full participation in the life of the nation, yet preserved their separate Maori identity. He supported the new government policy ... of complete socio-economic equality, with special facilities so long as they were needed for Maori New Zealanders."

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