The Rahui : legal pluralism in Polynesian traditional management of resources and territories / edit...
The Rahui : legal pluralism in Polynesian traditional management of resources and territories / edit...
The Rahui : legal pluralism in Polynesian traditional management of resources and territories / edited by Tamatoa Bambridge.
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Acton, ACT : ANU Press, 2016.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource : illustrations, maps (some colour), colour portraits.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
Intro; Foreword; The rahui: A tool for environmental protection or for political assertion?; Tapu and rahui: Traditions and pluralistic organisation of society; Political power and rahui in ancient Polynesian society; Ancient magic and religious trends of the rāhui on the atoll of Anaa, Tuamotu; Ta...
Protection of natural resources through a sacred prohibition: The rahui on Rapa itiFrom traditional to modern management in Fakarava; European contact and systems of governance on Tongareva; Traditional marine resources and their use in contemporary Hawai'i; Providing for rāhui in the law of Aotear...
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Publisher
Acton, ACT : ANU Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
This collection deals with an ancient institution in Eastern Polynesia called the rahui, a form of restricting access to resources and/or territories. While tapu had been extensively discussed in the scientific literature on Oceanian anthropology, the rahui is quite absent from secondary modern literature. This situation is all the more problematic...
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The Rahui : legal pluralism in Polynesian traditional management of resources and territories / edited by Tamatoa Bambridge.
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Pacific series
Includes bibliography (pages 243-269)
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Mode of access: Available online.
Language note
English.
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©2016.
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Record Identifier
74VKa36m4Kxb
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa36m4Kxb
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ISBN
9781925022919 ebook
DDC
340.5
MMS ID
991024405104402626
How to access this item
National edeposit: Onsite at State Library of New South Wales
