Favourite Maori Legends by A.W. Reed; Ross Calman
29.99 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
Maori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns - reflective of a time when telling and listening to stories was a key leisure activity in Maori ...Show more
Arohanui: Revenge of the Fey (Matawehi Fables) by Helen Pearse-Otene
24.99 NZD
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Matawehi Fables
Part of The Matawehi Fables series, this graphic novel is a story of two hostile tribes: one thriving, the other starving and forced to enter into a hard bargain to survive. In the midst of the conflict, two lovers from opposing tribes, Kahu and Kuratawhiti, plan to bring their warring tribes together t ...Show more
Lore of the Whare-wananga: Or Teachings of the Maori College on Religion, Cosmogony, and History Volume 1 by H. T. Whatahoro
59.99 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
Stephenson Percy Smith (1840-1922) arrived in New Zealand as a boy, and soon became fascinated by Maori culture. After retiring in 1900 from his career as a government surveyor, Smith devoted himself to the study of the Maori and co-founded the Polynesian Society, which published this two-volume study i ...Show more
Maori Bird Lore: An Introduction by Murdoch Riley
94.99 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
Beautifully illustrated and presented. A book that is a work of art. For many a century the pre-contact Maori developed a sophisticated structure of beliefs and customs about the birds of this land, this Aotearoa, this New Zealand. The basic myths and traditions came with the immigrants from legendary ...Show more
Maori Myth and Legend: Traditional Stories by A. W. Reed
24.99 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
The Maori have a rich and colourful tradition of myth and legend - many of their most important and popular tales are retold in this classic, bestselling book. Written with the general reader in mind, the stories range from the creation of the world to the coming of life, death and knowledge. They incor ...Show more
Maori Lore - The Traditions of the Maori People, with the More Important of Their Legends by James Izett; George Grey
78.00 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, l ...Show more
He Atua, He Tangata: The World of Maori Mythology by A.W. Reed
64.99 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
In this updated edition of the Reed Book of Māori Mythology, esteemed editor Ross Calman comprehensively revises the core stories of gods (atua) and people (tangata) and the many other beings that sit on the continuum between the two. Divided into themes, this elegantly produced volume starts with tradi ...Show more
Kurangaituku by Whiti Hereaka
34.99 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Kurangaituku is the story of Hatupatu told from the perspective of the traditional ‘monster’, Kurangaituku, the bird woman. In the traditional story, told from the view of Hatupatu, he is out hunting and is captured by a creature that is part bird and part woman. The bird woman imprisons him in her cav ...Show more
Te Hiakai Tangata: the Taniwha of Tuara-Rangaia by Hirini Mead
45.00 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology
Lore of the Whare-wananga: Or Teachings of the Maori College on Religion, Cosmogony, and History Volume 2 by H. T. Whatahoro
61.99 NZD
Category: Pūrākau / Māori Legends & Mythology | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
Stephenson Percy Smith (1840-1922) arrived in New Zealand as a boy, and soon became fascinated by Maori culture. After retiring in 1900 from his career as a government surveyor, Smith devoted himself to the study of the Maori and co-founded the Polynesian Society, which published this two-volume study i ...Show more