TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kauraka,Kauraka
TI  - Oral tradition in Manihiki
SN  - 9820200482
PY  - 1989///
CY  - [Suva, Fiji]
PB  - University of the South Pacific
KW  - Māui
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Cook Islands
KW  - Manihiki Atoll
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Oral tradition
KW  - Structural analysis
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-71) and index; 1. Introduction: Population -- Religious system -- Political system -- Economic system -- Arrival of Christianity -- Language -- 2. The Maui myth: Te fakahiti ia Maui -- The myth of Maui-poitiki -- How Maui made the sun slow down -- 3. Analysing the myth: The structural approach -- Structural approach applied -- 4. Using the Lévi-Strauss model: Analysis -- Results -- 5. Using a derived model: Analysis -- Results -- 6. Discussion: Theoretical assumptions -- The Lévi-Strauss approach -- Notes -- Addendum -- Appendix 1. Manihiki Atoll -- Appendix 2. Rakahanga Atoll
ER  -