Navigating the stars : Māori creation myths / Witi Ihimaera.
Navigating the stars : Māori creation myths / Witi Ihimaera.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Auckland, NZ : Vintage NZ, 2020.
[Auckland] : Vintage, 2020.
Date
2020.
Call Numbers
G 2022/0128
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
432 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), map ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Auckland, NZ : Vintage NZ, 2020.
[Auckland] : Vintage, 2020.
Date Published
2020.
2020.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Sociology: customs & folklore
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament, Hine-titama downinto the land of the dead, Maui to the ends of the earth, and the giants and turehu who sailed across the ocean to our shores ... From Hawaiki to Aotearoa, the ancient navigators brought their myths, whi...
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Full title
Navigating the stars : Māori creation myths / Witi Ihimaera.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2020.
Identifiers
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Call Numbers
G 2022/0128
Record Identifier
74VKaz7olMEZ
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz7olMEZ
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ISBN
9780143774990
DDC
398.208999442
MMS ID
991024398916802626
