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Māori and Indigenous Studies: MAOR107

This Library and Study Guide is to assist students who are studying Māori at the University of Canterbury and Faculty of Education.

Mana, Tapu, Utu & Noa

Assignment question: The main aim of this task is to find three appropriate resources on the following Māori concepts: Mana; Tapu; Utu. Students must outline and identify the key points of each resource.

Multiple Concepts

Barlow, C. (1991). Tikanga Whakaaro: Key concepts in Māori Culture. Auckland, New Zealand: Oxford University Press.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room lending collection          DU 412.5 .S63 .B258
Central Library                          Level 10                                                 DU 412.5 .S63 .B258

Mead, S. M. (1994). Customary concepts of the Maori: A source book for Maori Studies students. Wellington, New Zealand: Dept. of Maori Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.

Macmillan Brown Library         Aotearoa room. Library use only            DU 412.5 .S63 .C987

Metge, J. (1995). New growth from old: The Whānau in the modern world. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room lending collection          DU 412.5 .S63 .M591          
Central Library                          Level 10                                                 DU 415.5 .S63 .M591
Central Library                          Māori collection, level 4                         306.8308999442 MET

Patterson, J. (1992). Exploring Maori values. Palmerston North, New Zealand: Dunmore Press.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room reference                       DU 412.5 .S63 .P317
Central Library                          Level 10                                                 DU 412.5 .S63 .P317
Central Library                          Māori collection, level 4                         199.93 PAT

Reilly, M., Duncan, S., Leoni, G., Paterson, L., Carter, L., Rātima, M., & Rewi, P. (eds.). (2018). Te Kōparapara: An introduction to the Māori world. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press.

Central Library                          Māori collection, level 4                        305.899442 KOP
Macmillan Brown Library           Aotearoa Room lending

 

Tapu

Bowden, R. (1979). Tapu and Mana: Ritual authority and political power in traditional Maori society. The Journal of Pacific History, 14 (1), 50-61. Retrieved from https://go.openathens.net/redirector/canterbury.ac.nz?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/25168358.pdf

Mead, S. (2016). Tikanga Māori: living by Māori values. Wellington, New Zealand: Huia Publishers.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room lending collection          DU 412.5 .S63 .M479 2016
Central Library                          Central 3 Hour Loan - Self Loan Area   DU 412.5 .S63 .M479 2016
Central Library                          Level 10                                                 DU 412.5 .S63 .M479 2003 (earlier edition)
Central Library                          Māori collection, level 4                         390.089994 MEA (earlier edition)

Ministry of Justice. (2001). A glimpse into the Māori world: Māori perspectives on justice = He hīnātore ki te ao Māori. Wellington, New Zealand: Author.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room lending collection          KM 208.431 .G559 2001
Central Library                          Level 7                                                   KM 208.431 .G559 2001
Central Library                          Māori collection, level 4                         390.089994 GLI

Shirres, M. P. (1997). Te tangata = The human person. Auckland, New Zealand: Accent Publications.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room lending collection          BL 2615 .S558
Central Library                          Level 11                                                 BL 2615 .S558
Central Library                          Māori collection, level 4                         299.92442 SHI

Shirres, M. P. (1982). Tapu. Journal of the Polynesian Society, 91 (1), 29-52. Retrieved from http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/?wid=3806

 

Mana

Palmer, B. (1946). Mana—Some Christian and Muslim parallels. Journal of the Polynesian Society, 55 (4), 263-276. Retrieved from http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/?wid=2456

Ministry of Justice. (2001). A glimpse into the Māori world: Māori perspectives on justice = He hīnātore ki te ao Māori. Wellington, New Zealand: Author.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room lending collection          KM 208.431 .G559 2001
Central Library                          Level 7                                                   KM 208.431 .G559 2001
Central Library                          Māori collection, level 4                         390.089994 GLI

 

Utu

Ahu, T., Hoare, R., & Stephens, R. (2011). Utu: Finding a balance for the Legal Māori Dictionary. Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, 42 (2), 201-220. Retrieved from https://go.openathens.net/redirector/canterbury.ac.nz?url=https%3A%2F%2Fheinonline.org%2FHOL%2FP%3Fh%3Dhein.journals%2Fvuwlr42%26amp%3Bi%3D205

Ministry of Justice. (2001). A glimpse into the Māori world: Māori perspectives on justice = He hīnātore ki te ao Māori. Wellington, New Zealand: Author.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room lending collection          KM 208.431 .G559 2001
Central Library                          Level 7                                                   KM 208.431 .G559 2001
Central Library                          Māori collection, level 4                         390.089994 GLI

 

Noa

Mikaere, A. (2003). The balance destroyed: the consequences for Māori women of the colonisation of Tikanga Māori. Auckland, New Zealand: Published jointly by the International Research Institute for Māori and Indigenous Education and A. Mikaere.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room lending collection          HQ 1865.5 .M636 2003

Shirres, M. P. (1997). Te tangata = The human person. Auckland, New Zealand: Accent Publications.

Macmillan Brown Library          Aotearoa room lending collection          BL 2615 .S558
Centr
al Library                          Level 11                                                 BL 2615 .S558
Central Library                          Māori collection, level 4                         299.92442 SHI

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