O si Manu a Alii

O si Manu a Alii PDF Author: Manumaua Luafata Simanu-Klutz
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824825959
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 684

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'O si Manu a Ali'i is the first comprehensive guide for teachers of Samoan oratory and the Samoan language of respect. It is also an authoritative resource book for students of the language. The author's insightful descriptions of Samoan culture provide the necessary social contexts for learning these important speech registers. Text in Samoan

Some Folk Songs and Myths from Samoa

Some Folk Songs and Myths from Samoa PDF Author: John Fraser
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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O Le Soga'imiti

O Le Soga'imiti PDF Author: Tavita Maliko
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Category : Christianity and culture
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Much of the discourse especially the church sermons in my church denomination or at least the ones that I have attended, constructs the body as only a material thing, sinful, bad and evil as opposed to the divinity and purity of the spirit. On the other hand, the body is valued and greatly celebrated in the Samoan culture; this is a vitally important dilemma because while inside Church the body is evil and is to be wrapped and covered, outside it the body is more meaningful when visible and exposed. This thesis was borne out of the need to explore that struggle -- one between the sinfulness of bodily and material life, as opposed to the godliness/holiness of spiritual life as reflected in church theological messages on one hand, against a culture that celebrate the body and everything material about it as good and divine, on the other. If, according to Christian theology, humans are created in the image of God, how is it that the body is often ridiculed in Christian theology as sinful and evil? This study examines the pre-Christian concept Atua (God) and the current Christian concept God and how the two are socially constructed, merged or differentiated and embodied through a Samoan male body. The thesis draws upon a number of different sources of "text" including over 600 written works, two short documentary films, and interview with fifteen Samoan men and women that includes two fa'afafine. Drawing primarily upon the interview data a number of themes were identified for closer analysis. These themes include the construction of the Samoan male, the construction of the male role of tautua (one who serve) and his relation to the family and community, the construction of God as creator and as a Samoan matai (chief), and how these socio-theological values and meanings are embodied and help shape the life of the Samoan male. The findings of this work reveal the social construction of a particular version of God, his message, his work, and his will, and a particular version of the Samoan Christian believer through theological discourse. The social construction and embodiment of the Christian God in theology and practices, is markedly different from those of the pre-Christian Atua(s) and belief in deity and spirits which to some degree, many Samoans still hold onto in their embodiment of God. A soga'imiti is symbolic of the ultimate Samoan male: he is brave, fearless, has wisdom and knowledge, the provider and protector of his family, church, village and country. His tatau (tattoo) is a literal inscription of his socio-religious identity, beliefs and duties; the motifs of which are visual depiction of his embodied life; this constitute the embodiment of his environment, family and God. Soga'imiti is synonymous with embodied cultural pride, beauty, bravery, ability and potentiality. In contemporary Samoa, not all males have a tatau, but all males are expected to live the same embodied life and have the same embodied qualities as those of soga'imiti described above, to enable them to serve their families and communities. A man without a tatau is not a lesser man relative to a soga'imiti but the term soga'imiti is nevertheless used in this thesis as representative of Samoan male with or without the tatau. This thesis is a deconstruction of the embodied life of the Samoan male as seen through the lens of the social construction of cultural and theological discourses."--Abstract.

O si Manu a Alii

O si Manu a Alii PDF Author: Manumaua Luafata Simanu-Klutz
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824825959
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 684

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'O si Manu a Ali'i is the first comprehensive guide for teachers of Samoan oratory and the Samoan language of respect. It is also an authoritative resource book for students of the language. The author's insightful descriptions of Samoan culture provide the necessary social contexts for learning these important speech registers. Text in Samoan

The Grand Ole Opry History of Country Music

The Grand Ole Opry History of Country Music PDF Author: Paul Kingsbury
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Category : Country music
Languages : en
Pages : 294

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The best and most luxurious history of country music ever published, this 70th-anniversary tribute to the Grand Ole Opry has been selected by this beloved institution as its chief souvenir. The complete history of the Opry is given, from the early days of Roy Acuff and the Carter Family through Dolly Parton and Minnie Pearl to Garth Brooks and Reba McIntire--all illustrated with more than 225 photos, many in full color.

Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry PDF Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9781423454618
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). This songbook features 80 country love songs popularized on one of the most famous stages in America. Includes: All I Have to Do Is Dream * Always Late with Your Kisses * Always on My Mind * Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain * Crazy * El Paso * Forever and Ever, Amen * He Stopped Loving Her Today * I Believe in You * I Still Miss Someone * I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry * If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want to Be Right * Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' * Leavin' on Your Mind * Make the World Go Away * Ring of Fire * She's Every Woman * When You Say Nothing at All * and more, plus a special photo section featuring couples of the Grand Ole Opry!

A New Pronouncing Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages

A New Pronouncing Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages PDF Author: Edward Gray
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 724

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Journal of American Folklore

Journal of American Folklore PDF Author:
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 438

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A Pronouncing Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages: Composed from the Spanish Dictionaries of the Spanish Academy, Terreros, and Salvá

A Pronouncing Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages: Composed from the Spanish Dictionaries of the Spanish Academy, Terreros, and Salvá PDF Author: Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena
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Languages : en
Pages : 714

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The Book of Navy Songs

The Book of Navy Songs PDF Author: United States Naval Academy. Trident Society
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Category : National songs
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Dictionary of Spoken Spanish

Dictionary of Spoken Spanish PDF Author: U. S. War Dept
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486119661
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 527

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This is a complete, unabridged republication of a Dictionary of Spoken Spanish, which was specially prepared by nationally known linguists for the U.S. War Department (TM#30-900). It is compiled from spoken Spanish and emphasizes idiom and colloquial usage in both Castilian and Latin American areas. More than 16,000 entries provide exact translations of both English and Spanish sentences and phrases; as many as 60 idioms are listed under each entry. This is easily the largest list of idiomatic constructions ever published. Travelers, business people, and students who are interested in Latin American studies have found this dictionary their best source for those expressions of daily life and social activity not usually found in books. More than 18,000 idioms are given, not as isolated words that you have to conjugate or alter, but as complete sentences that you can use without change. A 25-page introduction provides a rapid survey of Spanish sounds, grammar, and syntax, with full consideration of irregular verbs. It is especially apt in its modern treatment of phrase and clause structure. A 17-page appendix gives translations of geographical names, numbers, national holidays for Spanish countries, important street signs, useful expressions of high frequency, and a unique 7-page glossary of Spanish and Spanish-American foods and dishes.