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Introduc)on to Oceanic Spiritual Thought
E mālama i ka iki kanaka, i ka nuʻa kanaka. ʻO kākou nō kēia hoʻakua.
Take care of the insignificant and the great man. That is the
duty of us gods.
UNIT 3 – HO‘OMANA: NATIVE SPIRITUALITY!
Click on the speakers throughout the presentations to hear the narration
Basic Characteris)cs Common in Oceania
1. Ancestor Worship – Natural world as ancestors
– ʻAumākua
UNIT 3 – HO‘OMANA: NATIVE SPIRITUALITY!
Basic Characteris)cs Common in Oceania
2. Dualism – Kumulipo
• Hawaiian crea6on chant over 2,000 lines long
• 16 wā • Pō to Ao
Kumulipo by Carl Pao (1999 ) Each of the 16 wā are depicted in the 16 panels from leH to right – Currently on display at Bishop Museum
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Basic Characteris)cs Common in Oceania
2. Dualism – Kumulipo con)nued
1. O ke au i kahuli wela ka honua At the 6me that turned the heat of the earth,
2. O ke au i kahuli lole ka lani At the 6me when the heavens turned and changed,
3. O ke au i kuka‘iaka ka la At the 6me when the light of the sun was subdued
4. E ho‘omalamalama i ka malama To cause light to break forth,
5. O ke au o Makali‘i ka po At the 6me of the night of Makalii (winter)
6. O ka walewale ho‘okumu honua ia Then began the slime which established the earth,
7. O ke kumu o ka lipo, i lipo ai The source of deepest darkness.
8. O ke kumu o ka Pō, i po ai Of the depth of darkness, of the depth of darkness,
9. O ka lipolipo, o ka lipolipo Of the darkness of the sun, in the depth of night,
10. O ka lipo o ka la, o ka lipo o ka po Darkness of the sun, darkness of the night
11. Po wale ho‘i It is night,
12. Hanau ka po So night was born.
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Basic Characteris)cs Common in Oceania
3. Omnipresence – Kinolau
UNIT 3 – HO‘OMANA: NATIVE SPIRITUALITY!
Basic Characteris)cs Common in Oceania
4. Mana – Spiritual essence, life
force, from the gods – Accumula6on of goods – Mantle of leadership
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Basic Characteris)cs Common in Oceania
5. Kapu/tapu -‐ System of rules regula6ons and laws governing
behavior
UNIT 3 – HO‘OMANA: NATIVE SPIRITUALITY!
Basic Characteris)cs Common in Oceania
6. Ritual -‐ Marks, commemorates
important events in life -‐ Also used in daily ac6vi6es -‐ A simple prayer -‐ Major rite such as ʻInasi
first-‐fruit ritual of Tonga or the ʻAha ceremony of Hawaiʻi
Modern groundbreaking ritual in Hawaiʻi, which combines Hawaiian tradi6ons with Chris6an rites
UNIT 3 – HO‘OMANA: NATIVE SPIRITUALITY!