Browsing by Author "Stephens, Māmari"

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Ka Hinga te Ture: Tikanga Māori, te reo Māori and the Law
(Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2023) Bulman, India; Stephens, Māmari
This paper considers the connection between tikanga Māori and te reo Māori in the 19th century, through the concept of rāhui. It compares a number of references to the tikanga Māori practice of rāhui in English language newspapers and te reo Māori niupepa during the 19th century. It argues that, during this time period, tikanga Māori could not be fully understood through the English language. While the English language faced some difficulties in containing the spiritual and relational depth of tikanga Māori, the most significant hurdle in communicating about rāhui in English was the authorial choice of English authors. These authors did not see tikanga Māori as law and their priorities proved a large barrier to the accurate portrayal of tikanga Māori into English.
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Toitū Te Whenua!: the Sanctuary, the Marae and the Earth-Goddess; Standing her Ground in the Evolution of the Political and Cultural Identities of Contemporary Māori and Archaic Greek Society
(Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, 2000) Stephens, Māmari
This work is to be a comparative investigation of selected aspects of archaic Greek and contemporary Māori mythmaking. I have chosen to examine the importance of the Archaic Greek sanctuary and the contemporary Māori marae complex in the creation of political and cultural identity. I intend to narrow my focus to the role of the earth-connected goddess in such institutions. I want to ask the following questions: How does each community identify and construct sacred space; How can such space be related to the growth of the political and cultural identities of those communities; What is the role of the earth-connected goddess in each community; in each community how are such earth-connected goddesses used in denoting and creating sacred space and political/cultural identity; is it possible to ascertain a connection between particular earth-connected goddesses and the establishment of archaic sanctuaries and contemporary marae complexes; May it therefore be possible to posit a connection between expression and use of the earth-connected goddess in sacred space and the construction of political and cultural identity?