Contents
Contents
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| INTRODUCTION | 1 |
PART I. SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
| I. | THE PROSE NOTE | 7 |
| II. | RANK IN HAWAII | 11 |
| III. | THE FIRST-BORN SON AND THE TABOO | 15 |
| IV. | LONO OF THE MAKAHIKI | 18 |
| V. | CAPTAIN COOK AS LONO | 22 |
| VI. | TWO DYNASTIES | 25 |
PART II. THE CHANT
| VII. | THE MASTER OF SONG | 35 |
| VIII. | PROLOGUE TO THE NIGHT WORLD | 42 |
| IX. | THE REFRAIN OF GENERATION | 50 |
| X. | BIRTH OF SEA AND LAND LIFE | 55 |
| XI. | THE WORLD OF INFANCY | 61 |
| XII. | WINGED LIFE | 68 |
| XIII. | THE CRAWLERS | 75 |
| XIV. | THE NIGHT-DIGGER | 80 |
| XV. | THE NIBBLERS | 85 |
| XVI. | THE DOG CHILD | 89 |
| XVII. | THE DAWN OF DAY | 94 |
| XVIII. | THE WOMAN WHO SAT SIDEWAYS | 99 |
| XIX. | THE FLOOD | 107 |
| XX. | THE WOMAN WHO BORE CHILDREN THROUGH THE BRAIN | 110 |
| XXI. | PAPA AND WAKEA | 117 |
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| XXII. | MAUI THE USURPER | 128 |
| XXIII. | THE DEDICATION | 137 |
| XXIV. | THE GENEALOGIES | 140 |
PART III. THE POLYNESIAN CHANT OF CREATION
| XXV. | HAWAIIAN ACCOUNTS OF CREATION | 153 |
| XXVI. | OTHER POLYNESIAN ACCOUNTS OF CREATION | 160 |
| XXVII. | CEREMONIAL BIRTH CHANTS IN POLYNESIA | 175 |
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| CONCLUSION | 181 |
APPENDIXES
| I. | THE KALAKAUA TEXT | 187 |
| II. | TEXTUAL NOTES | 241 |
| III. | REFERENCES |
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| a) Kumulipo Bibliography | 253 |
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| b) List of References | 254 |
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