Friday, January 18, 2013

Maori Creation Myth


I chose to do the Maori creation myth which involves a Supreme being, IO, which forms the Earth and Sky who are “cleaved together in a procreative embrace" their offspring then separate them and form a woman out of the earth.  I haven't done much research on it yet and that is of course a very brief summary. I chose the Maori creation myth because I became very interested in the Maori culture and myth after reading the book The Bone People by Keri Hulme. It takes place in New Zealand (the Maori's origin) and goes in depth about their culture. In the process of reading this great book I learned a lot about the state of the culture now as well as some deep and important aspects of their myth/culture. But I haven't learned their take on creation so I look forward to exploring it further.

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