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M ori performing arts is a dynamic part of the M ori§culture which has effectively ensured the§inter-generational transmission of M ori knowledge§for thousands of years. Performing arts was crucial§amongst a group of people with no written form of§their language. Traditionally, M ori performing arts§was not a performance but a ritual. It was an§integral part of§everyday life and was used in all aspects of§traditional M ori society. Upon European arrival to§New Zealand M ori social life and customs were§observed and documented in a written form. M ori§social life and material culture changed§remarkably and these early written sources provide a§glimpse of how traditional M ori society operated.§The aim of this research is to investigate early§sources on M ori performing arts in order to§construct a written history of poi - one of the least§researched but most widely practiced areas of M ori§performing arts. It is hoped that this study on poi§will encourage others to engage in historical§research and unearth other secrets of M ori§performing arts that have been hidden amongst the§pages of early writings.

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Book category Books in English The arts Dance & other performing arts

• Full title: Poia Mai Taku Poi - A History of Poi
• Author: Karyn Paringatai
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• EAN: 9783639170924
• ISBN: 363917092X
• ID: 06825431
• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Weight: 256 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 153 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. July 2009

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