Great families of Polynesia : inter-island links and marriage patterns

IF 0.4 4区 历史学 Q1 HISTORY JOURNAL OF PACIFIC HISTORY Pub Date : 1997-11-01 DOI:10.1080/00223349708572835
N. Gunson
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Abstract The great ruling and sacred families of Polynesia were the senior representatives of tribal groupings or clans claiming a common homeland, or cult, and sometimes canoe tradition. Using the traditional framework of Polynesian history the inter‐island links and marriage patterns are examined in the four traditional periods, the age of the gods, the legendary period of the national or tribal ancestors, the semi‐legendary first genealogical period and the fourth period which commences with an ancestor from whom living chiefs can trace their descent without contradiction. A fifth period dealing with the great families since European contact and the rise of independent monarchies is also introduced. Particular emphasis is given to the interdependent yet dichotomous nature of tribal culture, the principal example being the relationship between Tonga and Samoa which originally appeared to be culturally distinct but socially one unit made up of two moieties. While modern political boundaries are largely a...
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波利尼西亚的大家族:岛屿间的联系和婚姻模式
波利尼西亚的伟大统治和神圣家族是部落群体或氏族的高级代表,他们声称拥有共同的家园或邪教,有时也有独木舟传统。利用传统的波利尼西亚历史框架,研究了四个传统时期的岛屿间联系和婚姻模式:神的时代,民族或部落祖先的传奇时期,半传奇的第一个家谱时期和第四个时期,从一个祖先开始,现在的酋长可以毫无矛盾地追溯他们的血统。第五部分也介绍了自与欧洲接触以来的大家族和独立君主制的兴起。特别强调了部落文化的相互依存但又两分性,主要的例子是汤加和萨摩亚之间的关系,这两种关系最初在文化上似乎是不同的,但在社会上却是由两个部分组成的一个单位。虽然现代政治边界在很大程度上是…
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Pacific History is a refereed international journal serving historians, prehistorians, anthropologists and others interested in the study of mankind in the Pacific Islands (including Hawaii and New Guinea), and is concerned generally with political, economic, religious and cultural factors affecting human presence there. It publishes articles, annotated previously unpublished manuscripts, notes on source material and comment on current affairs. It also welcomes articles on other geographical regions, such as Africa and Southeast Asia, or of a theoretical character, where these are concerned with problems of significance in the Pacific.
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