Food for the flames : idols and missionaries in central Polynesia /
King, David Shaw,
Food for the flames : idols and missionaries in central Polynesia / David Shaw King ; photography by Brian Carlson ; foreword by David Attenborough. - xvi, 222 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Sources -- The early years of the LMS -- Viriamu -- The missionaries versus the temples and the idols -- Idol materials: feathers, tapa, and sennit -- Idol-trophies and the LMS collections -- Findings -- Epilogue -- Artefacts -- Polynesian objects lying at Williams' feet in the Anelay watercolour -- John Jefferson's account of his visit to a marae at Opare, tahiti, 3 October 1798 -- Letter Williams and Threlkeld to Burder 18 October 1821 concerning the introduction of Christianity to Rurutu -- Letter Bourne and Williams to Tyerman and Bennet 11 August 1823 summarizing the Endeavour voyage to central Polynesia -- Extract from the journal of Williams and Bourne describing the introduction of Christianity to the central Cook Islands in 1823 -- 'More joy for Christians': Williams' account of the July 1823 Endeavour voyage to the central Cook Islands, consisting mainly of Papeiha's narrative of the conversion of Aitutaki -- The LMS collection: Catalogue of the Missionary Museum; British Museum LMS collection registration slips; some particulars of the Missionary museum -- Polynesian terms pertaining to gods and god images. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3. Appendix 4. Appendix 5. Appendix 6. 7. 8.
1907372164 9781907372162
Church Missionary Society
Material culture--Polynesia
Ethnology--Polynesia
306.460996
Food for the flames : idols and missionaries in central Polynesia / David Shaw King ; photography by Brian Carlson ; foreword by David Attenborough. - xvi, 222 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Sources -- The early years of the LMS -- Viriamu -- The missionaries versus the temples and the idols -- Idol materials: feathers, tapa, and sennit -- Idol-trophies and the LMS collections -- Findings -- Epilogue -- Artefacts -- Polynesian objects lying at Williams' feet in the Anelay watercolour -- John Jefferson's account of his visit to a marae at Opare, tahiti, 3 October 1798 -- Letter Williams and Threlkeld to Burder 18 October 1821 concerning the introduction of Christianity to Rurutu -- Letter Bourne and Williams to Tyerman and Bennet 11 August 1823 summarizing the Endeavour voyage to central Polynesia -- Extract from the journal of Williams and Bourne describing the introduction of Christianity to the central Cook Islands in 1823 -- 'More joy for Christians': Williams' account of the July 1823 Endeavour voyage to the central Cook Islands, consisting mainly of Papeiha's narrative of the conversion of Aitutaki -- The LMS collection: Catalogue of the Missionary Museum; British Museum LMS collection registration slips; some particulars of the Missionary museum -- Polynesian terms pertaining to gods and god images. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3. Appendix 4. Appendix 5. Appendix 6. 7. 8.
1907372164 9781907372162
Church Missionary Society
Material culture--Polynesia
Ethnology--Polynesia
306.460996