Chapter Rubinrote Federn, Walzähne und schimmerndes Perlmutt: polynesische Kosmologie in Ritualobjekten

This article is concerned with cosmological concepts of the peoples of Polynesia in the Pacific. Following a creation myth from Tahiti, the authors explore the realms of te ao (the world of space and light which came to be inhabited by humans) and te po (the engulfing darkness, associated with the n...

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Main Author: Wilhelmina Haslwanter, Katharina (auth)
Other Authors: Nuku, Maia (auth), Haslwanter Wilhelmina, Katharina (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Scheidegger & Spiess 2014
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