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The Seven Dawns of the Aumakua: The Ancestral Spirit Tradition of Hawaii
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by Moke Kupihea
Sales Rank: 320751
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List Price: $16.95
$12.71
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Cover Type: Paperback with 272 pages
Published by: Inner Traditions March 3, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0892811447
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0892811441
Book Dimensions:
8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 1 pounds
Andrew Bushnell, Professor of History, Kauai Community College
A unique insight into Hawaiian philosophy. Kupihea's spiritual journey is both exciting and rewarding.
Product Review
Kupihea writes eloquently about the destruction of Hawaiian spiritual values by the invasion of a new culture . . . and the key to returning to a spiritual balance with humankind and nature.
(Library Journal )
"Moke Kupihea has the strength of conviction necessary to impart to the world a more sensitive account of Hawaiian kahuna heritage, which comes down to him from the priesthood line from which he descends."
(Rubellite Kawena Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Hawaiian Language and Literature, University of Hawaii )
"A unique insight into Hawaiian philosophy. Kupihea's spiritual journey is both exciting and rewarding. Throughout this odyssey he makes clear not only a deep understanding of Hawaiian spiritual beliefs but also his aloha for the traditions of his ancestors and his determination that these traditions shall not die. He has provided us a distinctive voice that speaks not only to Hawaiians but to all peoples whose traditional beliefs are threatened."
(Andrew Bushnell, Professor of History, Kauai Community College )
"Highly recommended for all libraries."
(Glenn Masuchika, Library Journal, May 15,2001 )
"This is one of the best reference books on Hawaiian culture and traditions that I have ever seen. In my opinion, it very accurately reflects the spirituality of this most gorgeous culture."
(Bonnie Cehovet, Angelfire, Sept 2005 )
Reader Reviews
Moke Kupihea is a Native Hawaiian who grew up on the island of Kaua'i at a time when it still truly was the Garden Island. His stories of his childhood and young adulthood spent with kupuna (elders) is fascinating. He was fortunate to know several who passed on their wisdom to him. Anyone who has spent anytime on Kaua'i will love his descriptions of the aina, the land. He describes in vivid detail his treks through Waimea and beyond. His narratives of his long journeys help us to begin to understand that the way Hawaiians think about land and spirituality is fundamentally different than the way they are thought of in Western civilization. His spirituality springs from a closeness to the land that few of us can ever hope to have. The land is almost literally his mother, his nurturer, his guardian. He describes mystical experiences that even in the re-telling give the reader chicken skin. As the editor of Na Mo'olelo Lomilomi: Traditions of Hawaiian Massage and Healing, I was blessed to receive permission from Moke to quote from this book a delightful description of the making of Hawaiian salt. This book is a must for anyone interested in Hawaiian spirituality from a Native Hawaiian perspective.
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