Gaura Priya
IRL
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20299
This e-book is called, the Unwritten Literature of Hawai'i: The Sacred Song of the Hula. I am not practicing the Hawai'ian indigenous religion, but I do find it fascinating.
Many books written by foreigners of other cultures have tended to be biased strongly with their own European values. However, upon reading this one, I barely notice it, which says alot!
It explains that the Hula was a sacred expression of their religious worship, and integral to the religion of ancient Hawai'i. It includes many translations of the pule and mele, and detailed explanations on the nature of the hula.
Too bad the Hula nowadays is something suggestive, sexy, lucrative, watered-down and tourist-ruined!
Enjoy!
This e-book is called, the Unwritten Literature of Hawai'i: The Sacred Song of the Hula. I am not practicing the Hawai'ian indigenous religion, but I do find it fascinating.
Many books written by foreigners of other cultures have tended to be biased strongly with their own European values. However, upon reading this one, I barely notice it, which says alot!
It explains that the Hula was a sacred expression of their religious worship, and integral to the religion of ancient Hawai'i. It includes many translations of the pule and mele, and detailed explanations on the nature of the hula.
Too bad the Hula nowadays is something suggestive, sexy, lucrative, watered-down and tourist-ruined!
Enjoy!