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Get an old-timer going, and stories of the past will come tumbling out for hours on end. These are really the stories of our past in that they tie us to our tradition. In Kahunas of Light: The World of Hawaiian Spirituality Moke Kupihea tells stories like an old-timer but with more polish. The stories of his past are the stories of his spirituality--of his ancestors on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, of his deep relationship with the land, and of the kahunas of his youth who shared their wisdom. Stories are the way Kupihea reconstructs the crumbling edifice of Hawaiian religiousness, linking generations through the ancient notion of the aumakua, or ancestral spirit. Although plodding at times, and often lacking a vigorous narrative movement, Kupihea reveals the meaningful days of his youth spent exploring cliff-side caves, rowing canoes in secluded streams, and coming face to face with the luminous spirit guides. He says that we can reclaim our past and our spirit--and shares how he has done just that. --Brian Bruya
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In 1893, the sovereign nation of Hawaii was overthrown at gun point by the U.S. military, and Hawaii became a colony of a foreign power. Much of the native culture was systematically destroyed during the 20th century or usurped by the occupying power and reduced to the status of public relations advertisements for the Hawaii visitors bureau. This act of history separates these two books. Kupihea investigates the power of native Hawaiian shamanism in order to rehabilitate native Hawaiian culture and spirituality, while Wesselman's exploits the symbols of native Hawaiian spirituality for his own philosophical and economic ends. Kupihea, a native Hawaiian and descendant of Hawaiian Kahunas (roughly translated as shamans), writes eloquently about the destruction of Hawaiian spiritual values by the invasion of a new culture that emphasizes materialism and a lack of respect for the past. The backbone of the narrative is his own personal story of seeking out the last remaining Kahunas, who taught him how to hear the ancestral voices still echoing in Hawaii and how these voices held the key to returning to a spiritual balance with humankind and nature. Anthropologist Wesselman has written extensively about spirituality and conducts workshops on shamanism and other New Age topics. In this third book in his "Spiritwalker" trilogy (Spiritwalker, Bantam, 1995; Medicinemaker, LJ 7/98), he investigates what it means to be a scientist/mystic in an age of high technology and delves into the rise of modern shamanism, along with time travel, spirit possession, and conveyance of the souls of the dead, all the while expounding on the "true" nature of the human spirit. Unfortunately, his investigations result in a regurgitation of beliefs already articulated in his previous books, and he uses the images, symbols, and rituals of Hawaiian culture to enhance his narrative superficially. The background scenery could have easily been any other "exotic" culture. Kupihea's book is highly recommended for all libraries; Wesselman's is not recommended. Glenn Masuchika, Rockwell Collins Information Ctr., Cedar Rapids, IA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Get an old-timer going, and stories of the past will come tumbling out for hours on end. These are really the stories of our past in that they tie us to our tradition. In Kahunas of Light: The World of Hawaiian Spirituality Moke Kupihea tells stories like an old-timer but with more polish. The stories of his past are the stories of his spirituality--of his ancestors on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, of his deep relationship with the land, and of the kahunas of his youth who shared their wisdom. Stories are the way Kupihea reconstructs the crumbling edifice of Hawaiian religiousness, linking generations through the ancient notion of the aumakua, or ancestral spirit. Although plodding at times, and often lacking a vigorous narrative movement, Kupihea reveals the meaningful days of his youth spent exploring cliff-side caves, rowing canoes in secluded streams, and coming face to face with the luminous spirit guides. He says that we can reclaim our past and our spirit--and shares how he has done just that. --Brian Bruya
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In 1893, the sovereign nation of Hawaii was overthrown at gun point by the U.S. military, and Hawaii became a colony of a foreign power. Much of the native culture was systematically destroyed during the 20th century or usurped by the occupying power and reduced to the status of public relations advertisements for the Hawaii visitors bureau. This act of history separates these two books. Kupihea investigates the power of native Hawaiian shamanism in order to rehabilitate native Hawaiian culture and spirituality, while Wesselman's exploits the symbols of native Hawaiian spirituality for his own philosophical and economic ends. Kupihea, a native Hawaiian and descendant of Hawaiian Kahunas (roughly translated as shamans), writes eloquently about the destruction of Hawaiian spiritual values by the invasion of a new culture that emphasizes materialism and a lack of respect for the past. The backbone of the narrative is his own personal story of seeking out the last remaining Kahunas, who taught him how to hear the ancestral voices still echoing in Hawaii and how these voices held the key to returning to a spiritual balance with humankind and nature. Anthropologist Wesselman has written extensively about spirituality and conducts workshops on shamanism and other New Age topics. In this third book in his "Spiritwalker" trilogy (Spiritwalker, Bantam, 1995; Medicinemaker, LJ 7/98), he investigates what it means to be a scientist/mystic in an age of high technology and delves into the rise of modern shamanism, along with time travel, spirit possession, and conveyance of the souls of the dead, all the while expounding on the "true" nature of the human spirit. Unfortunately, his investigations result in a regurgitation of beliefs already articulated in his previous books, and he uses the images, symbols, and rituals of Hawaiian culture to enhance his narrative superficially. The background scenery could have easily been any other "exotic" culture. Kupihea's book is highly recommended for all libraries; Wesselman's is not recommended. Glenn Masuchika, Rockwell Collins Information Ctr., Cedar Rapids, IA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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