Spiritual and Mental Concepts of the MaoriEight young people describe life in a family where alcoholism is a problem, the effects on the other family members, and the help they have found in coping with the situation. |
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abiding-place affected ahua animal animatism appear aria aroha atua bird body at death cause ceremony charm child concept crops Dawn Maid defiled denotes the soul district divinatory employed to denote endowed expert expression manawa forest gods hauora Hawaiki heard hence Hine-ahu-one Hine-nui-te-Po hinengaro human immaterial inanimate objects indwelling spirit kapu kehua kikokiko koiwi kumara land leaves the body mahara mana manawa ora manea Maori Maori belief marama Marewa material mauri material object Maui mawe medium mental mind ngakau Ngapuhi oho mauri ohonga performed physical basis physical life-principle Polynesian possessed protect puku rahui recited remark rendered represented rite ritual Ruatahuna seems seen semblance spirit-world spiritual potentiae spiritual welfare stone supernormal symbol taku talisman Tamarau Tane tangata tapu Taranaki Taumako Te Teko things Tihe mauri tipua objects tohunga toiora took the ahua tree tuapa Tuhoe Turehu village vital principle waiora wairua Whakatane whatu Whiro