The author, the first scholar to chart a path through the hundreds of books, articles, and littleknown manuscripts that recorded the oral narratives of the hawaiian people, shares her classic work of folklore and ethnology, and the definitive treatment of hawaiian mythology. Martha warren beckwith was an american folklorist and ethnographer, appointed to the first chair in folklore established in the u. Hawaiian mythology project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Publication date 1970 publisher university press of hawaii collection. Beckwith, it is soon evident, in naming the book hawaiian mythology gave it an overly limited and modest title. Hawaiian mythology and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The man and the artist the black heritage library collection, and more on. Beckwith herself saw it as a guide to the native mythology of hawaii p. The book covers every significant theme in hawaiian mythology, from the origin myths of. Hawaiian mythology by martha warren beckwith alibris. This is primarily a critical edition of the key hawaiian myths, and beckwith largely does not attempt to interpret the texts, rather to examine both variant narratives and core folklore motifs. She gives all available variants of each myth or legend. If you are interested in the origins of hawaiian mythology.
This is martha beckwiths monumental study of hawaiian mythology. Hawaiian mythology by martha warren beckwith 9780824805142. Beckwith rightly compares it to the greek creation chants and genesis in the bible. Beckwith utilized numerous texts which are today rare or hard to obtain to construct this study. A univ of hawaii pr, 1970 on the foreedge of the front cover theres two tears less than 12 inch connected by a deep crease. Martha beckwith s book hawaiian mythology leaves no stone unturned when it comes to an extremely comprehensive look at the myths that have been passed down by the hawaiians for hundreds of years.
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