Polynesian Researches during a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the So… Volume 2
Polynesian Researches during a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South Sea IslandsAuthor(s): William Ellis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108065399, 978-1108065399\nSynopsis\nFrom humble origins, and trained by the London Missionary Society in theology, printing and rudimentary medicine, William Ellis [tel] sailed for the Society Islands in 1816. He found himself at the cusp of major cultural change as Western influences affected the indigenous Polynesians. During his time there, Ellis became a skilled linguist and able chronicler of the traditional yet rapidly shifting way of life. He succeeded in capturing vivid stories of a leisured people who, without written language, had developed a rich oral tradition, social structure and belief system. Published in 1829, this two-volume collection proved to be an important reference work, notably for its natural history; it soon accompanied Darwi.
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