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Finding meaning kaona and contemporary Hawaiian literature
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Finding meaning [electronic resource] : kaona and contemporary Hawaiian literature / Brandy Nalani McDougall.
ISBN
9780816533855
0816533857
9780816531981 (cloth : alk. paper)
0816531986
Published
Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2016. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
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Notes
English and Hawaiian.
Description based on print version record.
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Summary
"The first extensive study of contemporary Hawaiian literature, Finding Meaning examines kaona, the practice of hiding and finding meaning, for its profound connectivity. Through kaona, author Brandy Nalani McDougall affirms the tremendous power of Indigenous stories and genealogies to give lasting meaning to decolonization movements"--Provided by publisher.
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UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English; Hawaiian
Added to Catalog
April 28, 2016
Series
Critical issues in indigenous studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction. Living Moʻolelo
Chapter 1. Hiding and seeking meaning : kaona and kaona connectivity
Chapter 2. Kaona connectivity to the Kumulipo
Chapter 3. Kaona connectivity to Papa, Wākea, and Hāloa Naka
Chapter 4. Kaona connectivity to Pele and Hiʻiaka
Conclusion. Living Moʻolelo, living decolonial.
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