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Death rites and Hawaiian royalty : funerary practices in the Kamehameha and Kalakaua dynasties, 1819-1953 / Ralph Thomas Kam.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kam, Ralph Thomas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hawaiians--Funeral customs and rites.
- Hawaiians.
- Hawaiians--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Hawaii--History.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.
- Summary:
- "The bones of Hawaii's King Kamehameha the Great were buried in a secret location. His successor Kamehameha III had a half-mile funeral procession. Drawing on missionary journals, government publications and Hawaiian and English language newspapers, this book describes changes in funerary practices for Hawaiian royalty following continuous contact with the West beginning in the 19th century"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2861-0
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