Kingship and sacrifice : ritual and society in ancient Hawaii /

Kingship and sacrifice : ritual and society in ancient Hawaii /

Valeri presents an overview of Hawaiian religious culture, in which hierarchies of social beings and their actions are mirrored by the cosmological hierarchy of the gods. As the sacrifice is performed, the worshipper is incorporated into the god of his class. Thus he draws on divine power to sustain...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valeri, Valerio (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1985.
Subjects:
Sacrifice > Hawaii.
Rites and ceremonies > Hawaii.
Animal sacrifice.
Kings and rulers > Religious aspects > Hawaii.
Sacrifice d'animaux.
Rites et cérémonies > Hawaii.
Rois et souverains > Hawaii > Aspect religieux.
Animal sacrifice
Kings and rulers > Religious aspects
Manners and customs
Religion
Rites and ceremonies
Sacrifice
Godsdienst.
Koningschap.
Volksgebruiken.
Sacrifice > Hawaii (États-Unis)
Rites et cérémonies > Hawaii (États-Unis)
Chefferie (anthropologie) > Hawaii (États-Unis)
Hawaii > Religion.
Hawaii > Kings and rulers > Religious aspects.
Hawaii > Social life and customs.
Hawaii > Mœurs et coutumes.
Hawaii
Hawaii (États-Unis) > Religion.
Hawaii (États-Unis) > Moeurs et coutumes.
Hawaii > Rituals: Sacrifice - Anthropological perspectives

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