Navigators Forging a Culture and Founding a Nation Volume 1: Navigators Forging a Matriarchal Culture in Polynesia: Navigators

Autori

• Fata Ariu Levi

Parametri

• 382 pagine
• 14 ore di lettura

• Etnografia

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Navigators Forging a Matriarchal Culture highlights women's roles in nurturing and sustaining the indigenous Polynesian-Navigators' culture for over 3000 years. The Orator Chief's treatise serves as both historiography and autobiography, recounting the cultural development of the Navigators. The first documented histories emerged in the 1830s with missionaries who recorded legends and oral histories, often perpetuating biases that this author seeks to address through a modern lens. The culture's praxis encompasses customs, processes, and language, which the author refers to as “protocols,” illustrating their interrelatedness within a cohesive cultural framework. Orator Fata Ariu presents a multi-dimensional examination of past events, reimagining current realities through a detailed analysis of cultural norms. Ariu employs an “aerial viewpoint” and a spatial mapping structure to explore the customs and processes within a family organization, integrating various disciplines such as ethnology and sociology. As a participant in his research with over 40 years of experience, he adopts a personal approach rather than a detached academic one. This narrative aims to engage those curious about cultural development, emphasizing individual identity, gender rights, and cultural diversity. The author seeks to resonate with the diasporic Samoan community across the globe, asserting that a strong cultural identity fosters resilience in mul

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2021

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