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The island broken in two halves : land and renewal movements among the Māori of New Zealand
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The island broken in two halves : land and renewal movements among the Māori of New Zealand

Author: Jean Elizabeth Rosenfeld
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1999.
Series: Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions (University Park, Pa.
Edition/Format: Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Jean Elizabeth Rosenfeld
ISBN: 0271018526 9780271018522
OCLC Number: 39045227
Description: xi, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Christianity and colonization: the Pakeha myth -- Myth and land -- Fatal impact versus positive adaptation -- Holding fast to the land -- "It all started at Waitara" -- Kotahitanga and the king movement -- Mana o te whenua: power over the land -- The descent into war -- Why the prophets rose up -- Korero -- Pai Marire: a complex creation -- Hauhau: the Pakeha view -- The shift in Maori leadership -- The symbolism of the center -- The language of Pai Marire -- Ringatu: problems of historiography -- Te Koot: Maui and moses -- Matawhero -- Raupatu: land confiscation -- Urerwera, people and forest -- The Ringatu Messiah: Rua Kenana -- Maungapohatu is the mountain, Rua is the man -- A Maori zion.
Series Title: Hermeneutics, studies in the history of religions (University Park, Pa.
Responsibility: Jean E. Rosenfeld.
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