When the great navigator and "discoverer" of Polynesia James Cook landed on the shores of Hawai'i on Sunday, 17 January 1779, during the festival of Makahiki, he was greeted as the returning god Lono.
An edition of The apotheosis of Captain Cook
(1992)
The apotheosis of Captain Cook
European mythmaking in the Pacific
by Gananath Obeyesekere
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Publish Date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press,
Bishop Museum Press
Language
English
Pages
251
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History, Historiography, Ethnology, Discovery and exploration, Beeldvorming, Entmythologisierung, Discoveries in geography, Kulturkontakt, Kolonialismus, Mythen, Découverte et exploration britanniques, Moeurs et coutumes, Kulturanthropologie, Entdeckungsreise, Mythos, Historiographie, Bewaffneter Konflikt, Ethnologie, Cook, james, 1728-1779, Hawaii, history, Polynesia, discovery and exploration, Ethnology, polynesia, Civilization, western, America, discovery and exploration, Barrie, j. m. (james matthew), 1860-1937, Myth, Pacific area, history, Histoire, Découverte et exploration, Ontdekkingsreizen, MythevormingPeople
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-244) and index.
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