Pacific Island Legends

Pacific Island Legends PDF Author: Bo Flood
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573060783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Book Description
Collects forty-three historical or traditional stories from the Pacific Islands, including creation myths and stories of gods, heroes, and ordinary people. --amazon.com.

Pacific Island Legends

Pacific Island Legends PDF Author: Bo Flood
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573060783
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Book Description
Collects forty-three historical or traditional stories from the Pacific Islands, including creation myths and stories of gods, heroes, and ordinary people. --amazon.com.

Marshall Islands Legends and Stories

Marshall Islands Legends and Stories PDF Author: Daniel A. Kelin
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573061414
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278

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Book Description
Preserving the qualities of oral storytelling - in fifty stories recorded from eighteen storytellers on eight islands and atolls - the tales in this collection relay the importance of traditional Marshallese values and customs. The collection includes profiles of the storytellers, a glossary, and a pronunciation guide.

Micronesian Legends

Micronesian Legends PDF Author: Bo Flood
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573061247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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Book Description
Retells sixty-eight traditional legends of the islands, including creation myths and tales of duhendes, dancing trickster elves of the jungle.

South Pacific Tales - Legends and Myths from Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Easter Island (Folklore History Series)

South Pacific Tales - Legends and Myths from Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Easter Island (Folklore History Series) PDF Author: Various
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1446549518
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137

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Book Description
The island nations of the South Pacific have an incredible oral history, their folklore and myths past down through the generations. This book is a fantastic collection of stories from such a vast area as the south pacific but share a common heritage. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Marianas Island Legends

Marianas Island Legends PDF Author:
Publisher: Bess Press
ISBN: 9781573061018
Category : Chamorro (Micronesian people)
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Book Description
Offering rare insight to Chamorro and Carolinian cultures, this book contains legends, poems, folklore, history, traditions, rhymes and riddles, and scary stories collected from the elders and the youth of the Marianas Islands.

Myths and Legends of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands

Myths and Legends of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands PDF Author: World Book
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780716626411
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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Book Description
Who created the world? Where did volcanoes come from? Explore the rich mythologies and legends of the many cultures of the peoples of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. Famous Myths and Legends is a beautifully photographed and illustrated 12-volume series designed to narrate the ancient mythologies and inherited stories from the many diverse cultures throughout the world.

Myths and Legends of the Polynesians

Myths and Legends of the Polynesians PDF Author: Johannes Carl Andersen
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486285820
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 578

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Book Description
Authoritative recounting of myths and legends — gods and creation, nature and supernatural, love and war, revenge, more — plus a lively commentary on Polynesian life and culture. 77 illustrations.

Cook Islands Legends

Cook Islands Legends PDF Author:
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN: 9789820201712
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Book Description
Myths, stories and legends which once guided the lives of young Cook Islanders reveal a panorama of history, place names and genealogical identity. The mystique of the tales fascinated many young people who gathered around their elders to hear them illuminate the past.

Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest

Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest PDF Author: Ella E. Clark
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520350960
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Book Description
This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest is a treasure, still in print after fifty years.

Legends of the Cook Islands

Legends of the Cook Islands PDF Author: Shona Hopkins
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780143504078
Category : Cook Islanders
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
The Cook Islanders' oral history tells of many stories that date back to a mythological time known as Avaiki. These stories were of brave men and women, mystical mountains, powerful gods and majestic sea creatures. This collection of eight beautifully illustrated legends captures the magic of this island culture.