An edition of Ponape
(1970)
Ponape
where American colonialism confronts black magic, five kingdoms and the mysterious ruins of Nan-Madol.
by Sibley S. Morrill
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Ponape: where American colonialism confronts black magic, five kingdoms and the mysterious ruins of Nan-Madol.
1970, Cadleon Press
in English
0960091014
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Modern Ponapean magic. American colonialism vs. king and nobles. Ponapean medicine in the 20th century. Nan Madol
survival of a sunken civilization? By S. S. Morrill.
An Irishman was the first to write about Ponape, by J. F. O'Connell.
Ponape's ruins as seen in the 1850's, by L. H. Gulick.
Ponape and the Ponapeans under Spain. Ponapean superstitions and character. First visits to the ruins of Nan-Matal. Third visit to the ruins. Cemetery of the little people. Dress and industries of the Ponapeans. Ponapean feasts and kava-making. Last visit to Nan-Matal. The cult of the old gods dies very hard. By F. W. Christian.
Appendix (p. 196-252): Christian's findings on Ponapean clan names, diseases, trees, plants and shrubs; fishes, insects, birds, reptiles, animals; imitative sounds; Ponapean gods; varieties of breadfruit; days of the moon's age; Ponapean star names.
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