Savage Island An Account of a Sojourn in Niu Tonga
Savage Island An Account of a Sojourn in Niu Tonga
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In Fiji the bond known as tauvu that is, the worship of the same god has always been found to be a sign of a common origin, for the cult of the common ancestor is remembered long after the historical tradition of the division of the tribe has perished.
The Niue"ans had a belief in a future state, albeit shadowy and ill-defined. The virtuous passed into Aho-noa (everlasting day), the vicious into Po (darkness), but there was none so bold as to conjecture what they did there. The virtues were kin...dness, courage in battle, chastity, theft from another tribe, the slaughter of an enemy ; the vices, cowardice, the breaking of an agreement or a tabu, theft from a member of the tribe, homicide in the time of peace. Ardent Christians though they are, no effort of the missionary can avail to break them of their belief in the malevolence of ghosts, even of those who loved them best in life ; the spirits of the dead seem compelled to work ill to the living without their own volition. And yet their malevolence may be directed into a seemly channel, for, though they cannot be summoned to answer the questions of the living, widows often go to the graves of their dead husbands and cry to them for help when they are oppressed, in the hope INSPIRED PRIESTS 95 that they will afflict their oppressor with sickness.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In Fiji the bond known as tauvu that is, the worship of the same god has always been found to be a sign of a common origin, for the cult of the common ancestor is remembered long after the historical tradition of the division of the tribe has perished.
The Niue"ans had a belief in a future state, albeit shadowy and ill-defined. The virtuous passed into Aho-noa (everlasting day), the vicious into Po (darkness), but there was none so bold as to conjecture what they did there. The virtues were kin...dness, courage in battle, chastity, theft from another tribe, the slaughter of an enemy ; the vices, cowardice, the breaking of an agreement or a tabu, theft from a member of the tribe, homicide in the time of peace. Ardent Christians though they are, no effort of the missionary can avail to break them of their belief in the malevolence of ghosts, even of those who loved them best in life ; the spirits of the dead seem compelled to work ill to the living without their own volition. And yet their malevolence may be directed into a seemly channel, for, though they cannot be summoned to answer the questions of the living, widows often go to the graves of their dead husbands and cry to them for help when they are oppressed, in the hope INSPIRED PRIESTS 95 that they will afflict their oppressor with sickness.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Basil C Thomson to read onlineMoreLess
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