The Kumulipo : an Hawaiian creation myth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 1838-1917, translator.

Pueo Press, publisher.

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Standardized Title:

Kumulipo. English.

Account of the creation of the world according to Hawaiian tradition

Language:

English

Hawaiian

Subjects (All):

Hawaiian cosmogony.

Hawaiian mythology.

Hawaii--Religion.

Hawaii.

Religion.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[16], 79, [3] pages : portrait ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Kentfield, Ca. : Pueo Press ..., 1997.

Summary:

An ancient prayer for the dedication of the high chief Lonoikamakahiki to the gods soon after his birth, and at which time the honors of Kapu, Wela, Hoano, and Moe were conferred on him by his father, Keaweikekahialiiokamoku, King of Hawaii. After the ceremony his name was changed to Ka I i Mamao. The book is: He Kumulipo ( The creation) for Ka I I Mamao from him to his daughter, Alapai Wahine. The book is divided into sixteen eras or ages.

Contents:

Introduction / Liliuokalani

The first era

The second era

The third era

The fourth era

The fifth era

The sixth era

The seventh era

The eighth era

The ninth era

The tenth era

The eleventh era

The twelfth era

A branch of the twelfth era

The fourteenth era

The fifthteenth era

The sixteenth era

Kalakaua and Liliuokalani's genealogy.

Notes:

"Translated from original manuscripts preserved exclusively in Her Majesty's family by Liliuokalani of Hawaii"--Preliminary page [11].

Reprint of the 1897 ed. published by Lee and Shepard, Boston, under title: An account of the creation of the world according to Hawaiian tradition.

Includes bibliographical references (page 81).

Local Notes:

Schimmel Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2017 by Caroline F. Schimmel.

OCLC:

663715071