Te Koparapara

An Introduction to the Maori World

Te Koparapara
Michael Reilly
RRP:
NZ$ 89.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 62.99
Paperback
h248 x 190mm - 474pg
10 May 2018 NZ
Otago University
MAOR102
9781869408671
3
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Ka rite te kōpara e kō nei i te ata. It is like a bellbird singing at dawn. Like the clear morning song of te kōparapara, the bellbird, this book aims to allow the Māori world to speak for itself through an accessible introduction to Māori culture, history and society from an indigenous perspective. In twenty-one illustrated chapters, leading scholars introduce Māori culture (including tikanga on and off the marae and key rituals like pōwhiri and tangihanga), Māori history (from the beginning of the world and the waka migration through to Māori protest and urbanisation in the twentieth century), and Māori society today (including twenty-first century issues like education, health, political economy and identity). Each chapter provides a descriptive narrative covering the major themes, written in accessible formal English, including appropriate references to te reo Māori and to the wider Pacific. Chapters are illustrated with a mixture of images, maps and diagrams as well as relevant songs and sayings. Te Kōparapara is an authoritative and accessible introduction to the past, present and future of the Māori world for students and general readers. Ko te manu kai i te miro nōna te ngahere, ko te manu kai i te mātauranga nōna te ao. The bird that feasts on miro tree berries belongs to the bush, the bird that feasts on knowledge belongs to the world.

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