Using the Stars to Indigenize the Public Sphere: Matariki over New Zealand

As the rate of affiliation to Christian identity continues to decline in Aotearoa New Zealand (only 49 percent of the population said they were Christian in the last census), public space has become more receptive to other forms of religiosity. In particular, community rituals around the winter move...

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Published in:	Religions
Main Authors:	Ann Hardy, Hēmi Whaanga
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Subjects:	religion New Zealand Māori spirituality Indigenous religion environmentalism Māori astronomy Matariki
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/7/431

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