Samoan views
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Kehua (Ghost Souls) from Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961
After posting about Fay Weldons book, I thought it would be good to explore what a Kehua is in Maori culture. I cam across this interesting article from the Transaction and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868- 1961 Chapter 37 1904 by Eldson Best When a Maori dies, the wairua, or dream-ghost,… Read more
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Spirit Possession, Theology and Identity- a Pacific Perspective.
Some of you may be interested in this book. I know I would like to read it. See the details and introduction here on http://www.atfpress.com/atf/images/toc_spirit_possession,_theology_and_identity.pdf It talks about Maori and Samoan view of spirits, the Spirits in the bible, Spirits through the lens of history and theology. There are sections by Henare Tate,Helen… Read more
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Samoan Perspective
We had a great seminar on Cultural perspectives. The speaker on the Samoan perspective was David Lui. A very good speaker, he shared his insights into the Samoan culture and their views with us. Here are some snippets from his talk. He spoke of how it is considered normal to communicate with spirit. In particular ones… Read more
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