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050 00 $aQE524$b.F74 2012
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100 1 $aFrierson, Pamela.
245 14 $aThe burning island :$bmyth and history of the Hawai'ian volcano country /$cPamela Frierson.
260 $aSan Antonio, Tex. :$bTrinity University Press,$c2012.
263 $a1205
300 $ap. cm.
500 $aOriginally published: San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1991.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Westerners--from early missionaries to explorers to present-day artists, scientists, and tourists--have always found volcanoes fascinating and disturbing. Native Hawaiians, in contrast, revere volcanoes as a source of spiritual energy and see the volcano goddess Pele as part of the natural cycle of a continuously procreative cosmos. Volcanoes hold a special place in our curiosity about nature. The Burning Island is an intimate, multilayered portrait of the Hawaiian volcano region-a land marked by a precarious tension between the harsh reality of constant geologic change, respect for mythological traditions, and the pressures of economic exploitation. Pamela Frierson treks up Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, and Kilauea to explore how volcanos work, as well as how their powerful and destructive forces reshape land, cultures, and history. Her adventures reveal surprising archeological ruins, threatened rainforest ecosystems, and questionable real estate development of the islands. Now a classic of nature writing, Frierson's narrative sets the stage for a larger exploration of our need to take great care in respecting and preserving nature and tradition while balancing our ever-expanding sense of discovery and use of the land"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a""A portrait of the Hawaiian volcano region--a land marked by tension between geologic change, respect for mythological traditions, and pressures of economic exploitation. Frierson treks up Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, and Kilauea to explore how volcanoes work and how their forces reshape land, cultures, and history"--Provided by publisher"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aVolcanoes$zHawaii$zHawaii Island.
650 0 $aHawaiian mythology.
651 0 $aHawaii Island (Hawaii)$xSocial life and customs.
651 0 $aKilauea Volcano (Hawaii)
651 0 $aMauna Loa (Hawaii Island, Hawaii)
650 7 $aNATURE / Regional.$2bisacsh