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Recovering censored ceremonies, stories, and power of Māori menstruation rituals.
Te Awa Atua
Menstruation in the Pre-Colonial Māori World
$33.17
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176 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2013
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Summary
Te awa atua is a ceremony of purification and renewal that regenerates life. The blood that flows from the inner temple of the cosmos - the womb - is a living prayer of continuation. When we recover the ceremony of te awa atua we ritualise the womb as an altar of communion with the Atua Wāhine.
Te Awa Atua has been described as groundbreaking, timeless and incendiary scholarship. It recovers traditional Tangata Whenua menstruation ceremonies, stories and attitudes that have been large…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780473259662 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0473259664 |
| Author: | Ngāhuia Murphy, Ngāhina Hohaia, Nāndor Tānczos, Victoria Rodda |
| Publisher: | He Puna Manawa Ltd. |
| Imprint: | He Puna Manawa Ltd. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2013 |
| Weight: | 294g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 161mm x 226mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
161 × 226 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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