Part Ii. Melanesia. Chapter Iv. Summary : p. 148 CHAPTER IV SUMMARY THE material on the mythology of Melanesia, though incomplete and fragmentary, appears rather clearly to prove the existence of two distinct strata, one of which may be called Papuan, the other Melanesian. The former is best represented among the Kai tribes of the regi...
Part Iv. Micronesia. Chapter Iii. Summary : p. 263 CHAPTER III SUMMARY THE Micronesian myth material, as here outlined, clearly reveals its relationships to Indonesia on the one hand, and to Polynesia on the other. In the lack of detailed legends of creation Micronesia seems to agree with what has been denominated as the Indonesi...
Illustrations : p. ix ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE I Image of Kuila-Moku, Hawaii--Photogravure "Frontispiece" II Wooden Figure of Tangaroa Upao Vahu, Austral Island 5 III Carved Club Head, Marquesas Islands 10 IV Wooden Figure of Taria-Nui, Rarotonga, Cook Islands 18 V Carved End...
Notes. Part V, Chapter I : CHAPTER I 1 See, for example, (Loritja) Strehlow, 1908, p. 2; New South Wales (Yuin), A. W. Howitt, p. 495. 2 New South Wales (Kamilaroi), Greenway, p. 242; Ridley, p. 135; (Wailwun) Greenway, p. 249; (Ilawarra) Ridley, p. 137; South Australia (Marura), Taplin, 1879b, p. 27; (Narrinyeri) id. 1879...
Part I. Polynesia. Chapter I. Myths Of Origins : p. 4 CHAPTER I MYTHS OF ORIGINS AND THE DELUGE IN considering the mythology of these peoples it will be most convenient to begin with the cosmogonic myths, for these are not only in themselves very interesting, as presenting unusual features, but also show, in an unmistakable manner, the composite...
Conclusion : p. 304 CONCLUSION THE sketch of the mythology of Oceania given in the preceding pages has been arranged in five main sections, each confined to one of the geographic or ethnographic areas into which the whole region is usually divided. At the end of each section we have given the general...
Author's Preface : p. v AUTHOR'S PREFACE IN the following pages we shall seek to present an outline of the mythology of the Oceanic peoples. Although certain aspects of the mythic system of this area, as well as the myths of separate portions of it, have been treated by others, the present writer does not know...
Notes. Part Iii, Chapter Ii : CHAPTER II 1 Brandes, 1894a, p. 35; Bezemer, p. 87. 2 For other versions in which the tortoise so tricks the ape see Sunda, Kern, 1900, p. 367; Kangean Islands, van Ronkel, p. 71; Cham, Landes, 1900, pp. 235 ff.; Annam, id. 1886b, p. 115; Cambodia, Aymonier, pp. 30 ff. 3 Brandes, 1894a, p. 35...
Notes. Part Ii, Chapter I : PART II CHAPTER I 1 Meier, 1907, p. 650. 2 Cf. Indonesia, "infra", pp. 159 ff. 3 Kleintitschen, p. 336. 4 Efate, Macdonald, 1892, p. 731; Aneityum, Lawrie, pp. 711, 713. 5 Meier, 1907, p. 652. 6 Codrington, pp. 157 ff. p. 323 7 For other instances, see "infra", p. 174. 8 Codrington, p. 158. 9...
Introduction : p. xi INTRODUCTION THE myths and tales in this volume have been gathered from all parts of Oceania, and it may be wise, therefore, at the outset to indicate just what area is included in our survey; to sketch very briefly the character of the peoples and the environment in which they live;...
Part I. Polynesia. Chapter Iii. Miscellaneous : p. 57 CHAPTER III MISCELLANEOUS TALES WE have thus far considered the Polynesian cosmogonic myths and those which group themselves in a cycle about the hero Maui; but there is also a considerable mass of myth material which, although less systematic, is nevertheless of great importance in any...
Part Ii. Melanesia. Chapter Ii. Culture Hero Tales : p. 122 CHAPTER II CULTURE HERO TALES ONE of the most noteworthy features of Melanesian mythology is the prominence of tales relating either to two culture heroes, one of whom is, as a rule, wise and benevolent, while the other is foolish and malicious; or to a group of brothers, usually ten...
Part Iii. Indonesia. Chapter I. Myths : p. 155 CHAPTER I MYTHS OF ORIGINS AND THE DELUGE AMONG all the peoples of Indonesia, the mountain tribes of northern Luzon in the Philippines seem to stand alone in respect to cosmogonic myths in that, so far as material now at our command is concerned, they lack entirely, or almost entirely, any...
Notes. Part Ii, Chapter Ii : CHAPTER II 1 Cf. for Micronesia, Pelew Islands, Kubary, p. 47. 2 Meier, 1909, p. 27. 3 Cf. New Guinea (Kai), Keysser, p. 187; Philippines (Tagalog), Gardner, p. 104; Celebes (Minahassa), Graafland, i. 165; Sumbawa, p. 325 Jonker, 1903, p. 251; Malay Peninsula (Perak), Anonymous, 1907a, p. 73. 4 Cf...
Part Iii. Indonesia. Part Iii. Indonesia : p. 153 PART III INDONESIA THE mythology of the Indonesian area presents problems which are in many respects similar to those in Polynesia and Melanesia, though more complex in that a larger number of factors are concerned. In Polynesia the ethnic composition of the population was relatively simple...
Part Iv. Micronesia. Chapter I. Myths : p. 248 CHAPTER I MYTHS OF ORIGINS AND THE DELUGE DETAILED myths of creation or origin are largely lacking from the Micronesian area, and the fragmentary cosmogonic material varies widely. The belief that this world and the sky-world have always existed, together with an apparent lack of interest...
Notes. Part Iv, Chapter I : PART IV CHAPTER I 1 Kubary, "passim". 2 Walleser, p. 609; Cantova, p. 224. 3 Girschner, 1912, p. 187. 4 Newell, 1895a, p. 231. 5 See "supra", p. 19. 6 Erdland, p. 308. 7 Walleser, p. 609. 8 St John, i. 213; Chalmers, in H. L. Roth, 1896, i. 307. 9 See "supra", p. 159. 10 Hambruch, p. 381. 11 Cf...
Notes. Part V, Chapter Ii : CHAPTER II 1 Parker, 1896, p. 1; cf. Queensland (Pennefether River) W. E. Roth, p. 13; and "supra", p. 146. 2 Smyth, i. 449. 3 Princess Charlotte Bay, W. E. Roth, p. 12. 4 (Narrinyeri), Taplin, 1879a, p. 62; Victoria, Matthews, 1907, p. 44. 5 Parker, 1897, pp. 70 ff. 6 Parker, 1898, p. i. 7...
Part V. Australia. Chapter I. Myths Of Origins : p. 270 CHAPTER I MYTHS OF ORIGINS AND THE DELUGE MYTHS of the origin of the world are largely lacking in Australia as in Melanesia. With few exceptions the existence of the earth and sky seems to have been assumed, and apart from certain special mountains, rocks, rivers, and other natural features...
Title Page : OCEANIC MYTHOLOGY BY ROLAND B. DIXON, PH.D. PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY HARVARD UNIVERSITY VOLUME IX OF THE MYTHOLOGY OF ALL RACES IN THIRTEEN VOLUMES LOUIS HERBERT GRAY, A.M., PH.D., EDITOR GEORGE FOOT MOORE, A.M., D.D., LL.D., CONSULTING EDITOR, BOSTON MARSHALL JONES COMPANY M DCCCC XVI COPYRIGHT...
Part I. Polynesia. Chapter Iv. Summary : p. 92 CHAPTER IV SUMMARY IN the foregoing pages we have endeavoured to present some of the more important and characteristic myths from Polynesia. Forced to give undue emphasis to three or four of the many groups because of the paucity of material from all but these, we may, nevertheless, g...
Part V. Australia. Chapter Ii. Animal : p. 288 CHAPTER II ANIMAL AND MISCELLANEOUS TALES THE tales which explain the origin of the individual habits, markings, or cries of animals and other living creatures are quite as typical, on the whole, for Australia as are the Maui myths for Polynesia, the wise and foolish brothers for Melanesi...
Notes. Part I, Chapter Iii : CHAPTER III 1 White, i. 54 ff.; Grey, pp. 59, 81, 108. 2 White, i. 82. 3 The Tahitian versions give a different reason for the death of Hema; see Leverd, 1911, p. 176; id. 1912, p. 7. The Hawaiian version is still different; see Fornander, ii. 17. 4 In some versions this adventure relates...
Part Iv. Micronesia. Chapter Ii. Miscellaneous : p. 258 CHAPTER II MISCELLANEOUS TALES ONE of the most important myths or series of myths in the Carolines, outside of the more strictly cosmogonic tales, is that describing the exploits of Olofat or Olifat, the eldest son of Luke-lang, the highest deity. In the version from the central Carolines...
Notes. Part I, Chapter I : p. 311 NOTES PART I CHAPTER I References given in the Notes refer to the full titles in the Bibliography. Where an author has written more than one volume or article, the date following the author's name in the note indicates to which of the several works of this author reference is made. 1 P. 3...
Part Ii. Melanesia. Chapter Iii. Miscellaneous : p. 130 CHAPTER III MISCELLANEOUS TALES A VERY common class of tales in Melanesia deals with cannibals and monsters, and our discussion of the general or more miscellaneous group of myths may well begin with examples of this type. As told by the Sulka, a Papuan tribe of New Britain, 1 one of these...
Part V. Australia. Part V. Australia : p. 267 PART V AUSTRALIA THE continent of Australia is not only by all odds the largest land-mass of the Oceanic area, but also presents in its physical characters the sharpest contrast to the remainder of the region. Continental in size, only a small section of its great extent possesses...
Part Ii. Melanesia. Chapter I. Myths Of Origins : p. 105 CHAPTER I MYTHS OF ORIGINS AND THE DELUGE APPARENTLY one of the clearest characteristics of the mythology of the Melanesian area is the almost total lack of myths relating to the origin of the world. With one or two exceptions, the earth seems to be regarded as having always existed in very...
Part I. Polynesia. Part I. Polynesia : p. 3 OCEANIC MYTHOLOGY PART I POLYNESIA THAT portion of Oceania whose mythology is both most is widely known and to which reference is most frequently made is undoubtedly Polynesia. One of the chief reasons for this lies in the character of the legends themselves, for they are both pleasing...
Part Iii. Indonesia. Chapter Iii. Miscellaneous : p. 206 CHAPTER III MISCELLANEOUS TALES IN Melanesia, and perhaps also in New Zealand, one of the themes found to be characteristically developed was that of the swan-maiden, i. e. the descent of a heavenly maiden to earth and her capture and marriage by an earthly hero, and since tales embodying...
Part V. Australia. Chapter Iii. Summary : p. 301 CHAPTER III SUMMARY FROM a consideration of the Australian cosmogonic myths alone, the inference was drawn that the central and northern portions of the continent exhibited a type of mythology which was unlike the southern and eastern; and this conclusion is, on the whole, strengthened by...
Notes. Part I, Chapter Ii : CHAPTER II 1 Gill, 1876, p. 51. 2 White, ii. 64, 110, 117, 119, 126; but cf. p. 121. See also Westervelt, 1910, p. 17; Gill, 1876, p. 64. 3 New Hebrides, Codrington, p. 168; Lamb, p. 215; Suas, 1912, pp. 33 ff.; Banks Islands, Codrington, p. 156; New Britain, Rascher, p. 233; von Pfeil, p. 150;...
Notes. Part Ii, Chapter Iii : p. 326 CHAPTER III 1 Rascher, pp. 230 ff. 2 Cf. New Guinea (Kai), Keysser, p. 179; (Goodenough Bay) Ker, p. 123; Seligmann, p. 44; (Moresby) Romilly, 1889, p. 121; (Kuni) Egidi, 1913, p. 992; Santa Cruz, O'Ferral, p. 232; New Hebrides (Aurora), Codrington, p. 403; Polynesia, Funafuti, David, p...
Untitled : Title Page Author's Preface Contents Illustrations Introduction PART I. POLYNESIA Part I. Polynesia Chapter I. Myths of Origins and the Deluge Chapter II. The Maui Cycle Chapter III. Miscellaneous Tales Chapter IV. Summary PART II. MELANESIA Part II. Melanesia Chapter I. Myths of Origins...
Notes. Part Iii, Chapter I : PART III CHAPTER I 1 Beyer, p. 99, note 34, and "passim". 2 Schmidt, 1906, "passim". 3 See Note 47, "infra". 4 G. A. Wilken, 18847 p. 232; Kruijt, 1906, p. 467. p. 328 5 Riedel, 1886, p. 217; Pleyte, 1893, p. 563. 6 The first portion of this myth, i.e. the incident of the lost fish-hook and its...
Notes. Part Iii, Chapter Iii : CHAPTER III 1 Adriani, 18981 p. 368. 2 Adriani, 1910, p. 297. 3 (Loda) van Baarda, p. 465. 4 Bezemer, pp. 46 ff. 5 Cf. Melanesia, "supra", p. 110. 6 Sumatra (Battak), Pleyte, 1894, pp. 117, 222; (Achin) Hurgronje, ii. 125; Mentawei Islands, Morris, p. 56; Borneo (Kayan), Nieuwenhuis, i. 67; Celebes...
Part I. Polynesia. Chapter Ii. The Maui Cycle : p. 41 CHAPTER II THE MAUI CYCLE OF all the myths from the Polynesian area, probably none have been more frequently quoted than those which recount the deeds and adventures of the demigod Maui. Among the Polynesians themselves almost every group had its own versions of the tales, and the large...
Notes. Part Iv, Chapter Ii : CHAPTER II 1 Girschner, 1912, pp. 188 ff. See also, for another version, von Kotzebue, iii. 198. 2 See "supra", pp. 122. p. 341 3 See "supra", p. 65. 4 Cf. Melanesia, Nauru, Hambruch, p. 391; New Guinea, Dempwolff, p. 74; Hagen, p. 28z; Solomon Islands, Fox and Drew, p. 204; Funafuti, David, p. 107.
Part Iii. Indonesia. Chapter Iv. Summary : p. 240 CHAPTER IV SUMMARY IN drawing general conclusions regarding Polynesian mythology it was possible to employ a roughly statistical system, though with the clear realization that the use of this method was barely justified in view of the fragmentary character of the material. In the case...
Bibliography : p. 347 BIBLIOGRAPHY I. ABBREVIATIONS "Am. Antiq." American Antiquarian. "Arch. f. Anth." Archiv fr Anthropologie. "Austr. Assoc. Adv. Sci." Australian Association for the Advancement of Science (Reports). "BTLV" Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch Indi. "FCM"...
Part Ii. Melanesia. Part Ii. Melanesia : p. 103 PART II MELANESIA GEOGRAPHICALLY Melanesia naturally falls into two divisions: New Guinea with the smaller adjacent islands forming one, and the long series of islands lying to the north and east of it, from the Admiralty Group to New Caledonia and Fiji, constituting the other...
Part Iv. Micronesia. Part Iv. Micronesia : p. 247 PART IV MICRONESIA OF all the island-world of the Pacific the Micronesian area affords the poorest store of myth material; not that the people of these islands were relatively destitute of mythology, but because until very recently practically no attempt had been made to gather and record...
Part Iii. Indonesia. Chapter Ii. Trickster Tales : p. 186 CHAPTER II TRICKSTER TALES IN Polynesia the tales of the exploits of the hero Maui formed a cycle which was current everywhere in one form or another, and which was in many ways, perhaps, the most characteristic of legends as it was the most popular. Corresponding to the Maui cycle...
