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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

Level C1 · AdvancedPoetry48 chapters
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About this book

Explore the ancient Hawaiian hula through its sacred songs and poetic epics, revealing a rich tapestry of legend, emotion, and cultural identity that once united chiefs and people in communal celebration and spiritual expression.

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Contents

48 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02PREFATORY NOTE
03MUSICAL PIECES
04INTRODUCTION
05I.—THE HULA
06II.—THE HALAU; THE KUAHU—THEIR DECORATION AND CONSECRATION
07III.—THE GODS OF THE HULA.
08IV.—SUPPORT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HULA
09V—CEREMONIES OF GRADUATION; DÉBUT OF A HULA DANCER
10VI.—THE PASSWORD—THE SONG OF ADMISSION
11VII.—WORSHIP AT THE ALTAR OF THE HALAU
12VIII.—COSTUME OF THE HULA DANCER

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