Acid and Alkaline by Herman Aihara

Acid and Alkaline by Herman Aihara

From humble origins, and trained by the London Missionary Society in theology, printing and rudimentary medicine, William Ellis (1794 1872) sailed for the Society Islands in 1816. He found himself at the cusp of major cultural change as Western influences affected the indigenous Polynesians. During his time there, Ellis became a skilled linguist and able chronicler of the traditional yet rapidly shifting way of life. He succeeded in capturing vivid stories of a leisured people who, without written language, had developed a rich oral tradition, social structure and belief system. Published in 1829, this two-volume collection proved to be an important reference work, notably for its natural history; it soon accompanied Darwin aboard the Beagle. Volume 1 covers the voyage to Tahiti, the development of Tahitian orthography, the conversion of chief Pomare I, the establishment of a printing press on Moorea, and Ellis's first sermon in Tahitian, delivered on Huahine.

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ISBN 13	9780918860446
ISBN 10	091886044X
Titel	Acid and Alkaline
Autor	Herman Aihara
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Ohsawa (George) Macrobiotic Foundation,U.S.
Erscheinungsjahr	1986-03-01
Seitenanzahl	121
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.