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Indigenous and Ancient Religions
Islands of History
- First published1985
- TraditionIndigenous & Ancient Religions
- Shelf155 books
Essays on history and structure in Polynesia, including the argument that Captain Cook's arrival in Hawaii was interpreted through the ritual cycle of the Makahiki and the god Lono. The book became the centre of a major anthropological debate.












