Cover art for Favourite Maori Legends
Published
Oratia Media, June 2013
ISBN
9780947506223
Format
Softcover, 160 pages
Dimensions
21cm × 14.8cm × 1cm

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Maori myths and legends have an important role in transmitting and regenerating traditional knowledge. Yet as Ross Calman points out in his introduction to this new edition, they are also simply great yarns reflective of a time when telling and listening to stories was a key leisure activity in Maori society.

Favourite Maori Legends is an invitation to enjoy over 30 of the most memorable legends, grouped into themes of the spirit world, patupaiarehe (ghosts), taniwha, supernatural creatures, heroes and deeds of daring. Concise yet complete, these stories are enlivened by the fine illustrations of Roger Hart. Category: Maori

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