The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant
Released: Jul 01, 2000
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Format: Paperback, 280 pages
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Description:
The Kumulipo is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs. Composed and transmitted entirely in the oral tradition, its 2000 lines provide an extended genealogy proving the family's divine origin and tracing the family history from the beginning of the world.
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