Oral traditions of Anuta : a Polynesian outlier in the Solomon Islands / Richard Feinberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feinberg, Richard.

Series:

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 15.

Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anuta language.

Ethnology--Solomon Islands--Anuta Island.

Ethnology.

Folklore--Solomon Islands--Anuta Island.

Folklore.

Oral tradition--Solomon Islands--Anuta Island.

Oral tradition.

Anuta Island (Solomon Islands)--Social life and customs.

Anuta Island (Solomon Islands).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Polynesian outlier in the Solomon Islands

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Feinberg compiles historical narratives from the island of Anuta, an isolated and largely traditional community in the eastern Solomon Islands. He includes both the original texts and the translations, and his annotations provide essential ethnographic and historical context that clarify linguistic and cultural issues.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Motikitiki the Trickster and the Creation of Anuta; 3 Peopling the Island; 4 Early Invasions Are Repulsed; 5 Pu Raatu Goes to War in Tonga; 6 The Chiefly Brethren's First Battle; 7 Extermination of Anuta's Population and the Origin of the Four 'Clans'; 8 War with Tikopia; 9 Beginnings of the House of Pangatau; 10 Adventures of Pu Rotomua; 11 Love and War: Relations with Rotuma; 12 Creation of a Second Chief and an Invasion from Tuvalu; 13 The Warrior Friends: Pu Nevaneva and Pu Tokerau; 14 Contacts of the Early European Period; 15 The Dawn of a New Era; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-288) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-52893-1

0-19-535547-4

1-4294-0433-7

OCLC:

476010631