Unwritten Literature of Hawaii

by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

Overview

This edition features
� illustrations
� a linked Table of Contents and Index

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

CONTENTS
Introduction
The hula
The halau; the kuahu--their decoration and consecration
The gods of the hula
Support and organization of the hula
Ceremonies of graduation; debut of a hula dancer
The password--the song of admission
Worship at the altar of the halau
Costume of the hula dancer
The hula al�'a-papa
The hula pa-ipu, or kuolo
The hula ki'i
The hula pahu
The hula �liul�
The hula puili
The hula ka-laau
The hula ili-ili
The hula kaekeeke
An intermission
The hula niau-kani
The hula ohe
The music and musical instruments of the Hawaiians
Gesture
The hula pa-hua
The hula Pele
The hula pa'i-umauma
The hula ku'i Molokai
The hula kielei
The hula m�'u-m�'u
The hula kolani
The hula kolea
The hula man�
The hula ilio
The hula pua'a
The hula ohelo
Thehula kilu
The hula hoonan�
The hula ulili
The hula o-niu
The hula ku'i
The oli
The water of Kane
General review
Glossary
Index

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016558448
Publisher:	VolumesOfValue
Publication date:	05/21/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB