Whare Karakia: Maori Church Building, Decoration and Ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863
Revealing previously unpublished material and drawing new conclusions about the period, this chronicle explores the intricacies of early Maori church building in New Zealand. Focusing on the Anglican and Church Missionary Society structures that dominated the period, this guide also takes a closer look at British church construction and early interactions between Maori and missionaries. Insights into the resolutions of key arguments over carving and painting as well as the use of liturgical space are provided, examining particular buildings in detail. A groundbreaking work in its genre, this account sheds new light on the history of religion, architecture, and the presence of the Maori and Pakeha peoples in New Zealand.

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Whare Karakia: Maori Church Building, Decoration and Ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863
Revealing previously unpublished material and drawing new conclusions about the period, this chronicle explores the intricacies of early Maori church building in New Zealand. Focusing on the Anglican and Church Missionary Society structures that dominated the period, this guide also takes a closer look at British church construction and early interactions between Maori and missionaries. Insights into the resolutions of key arguments over carving and painting as well as the use of liturgical space are provided, examining particular buildings in detail. A groundbreaking work in its genre, this account sheds new light on the history of religion, architecture, and the presence of the Maori and Pakeha peoples in New Zealand.

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Whare Karakia: Maori Church Building, Decoration and Ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863

Whare Karakia: Maori Church Building, Decoration and Ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863

by Richard Sundt
Whare Karakia: Maori Church Building, Decoration and Ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863

Whare Karakia: Maori Church Building, Decoration and Ritual in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1834-1863

by Richard Sundt

Overview

Revealing previously unpublished material and drawing new conclusions about the period, this chronicle explores the intricacies of early Maori church building in New Zealand. Focusing on the Anglican and Church Missionary Society structures that dominated the period, this guide also takes a closer look at British church construction and early interactions between Maori and missionaries. Insights into the resolutions of key arguments over carving and painting as well as the use of liturgical space are provided, examining particular buildings in detail. A groundbreaking work in its genre, this account sheds new light on the history of religion, architecture, and the presence of the Maori and Pakeha peoples in New Zealand.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781869404567
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Publication date: 09/01/2010
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Richard Sundt is an associate professor of art history at the University of Oregon. He has contributed to the Journal of the Polynesian Society and is a member of the Archaeological Institute of America, the International Center of Medieval Art, the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship, and the Society of Architectural Historians. He lives in Eugene, Oregon.
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