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.