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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hawaiian culture revealed through the meaning of words,
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This review is from: Nana I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source) volume I (Paperback)
This is a fascinating book. In Hawaiian many words have multiple meanings, and understanding their meaning is only possible if you study the culture, and vice versa. This book illustrates meaning and culture by giving examples, interviews, stories, cross-references, as well as definitions. This is no dry dictionary or analytical scholarly work. It's very readable, evocative, and draws you into the magical and sometimes alien world of old Hawaii.There are actually two volumes, at least in the 1972 edition that I have. Volume 1 is a discussion of cultural concepts. Volume two "traces social customs, practices and beliefs from birth to old age". |
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Nana I Ke Kumu (Look to the Source) volume I by Catharine A. Lee (Paperback - June 1, 1983)
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