Hawaiian creation chants
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Hawaiian creation chants are traditional Polynesian oral narratives that poetically recount the origins of the cosmos, gods, and Hawaiian people, forming a foundational part of Native Hawaiian religion and cultural identity.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawaiian cultural practice
ⓘ
Polynesian chant ⓘ mythological text ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ religious narrative ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
genealogical worldview
ⓘ
mana ⓘ sacred knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Kanaloa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ Ku NERFINISHED ⓘ Lono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hawaiian culture
ⓘ
Native Hawaiian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
genealogies of chiefs
ⓘ
origin of Hawaiian people ⓘ origin of gods ⓘ origin of the cosmos ⓘ relationships among deities ⓘ structure of the universe ⓘ |
| function |
cosmogony
ⓘ
cultural identity formation ⓘ genealogy recitation ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Kumulipo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kumulipo creation chant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hawaiian literature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaiian performing arts ⓘ |
| language | Hawaiian language ⓘ |
| medium | oral performance ⓘ |
| partOf | Polynesian mythologies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
haku mele
ⓘ
kahuna ⓘ trained chanters ⓘ |
| preservationEffort |
19th-century transcription
ⓘ
20th-century ethnographic recording ⓘ |
| region |
Hawaiian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
legitimization of chiefly authority
ⓘ
transmission of cosmological knowledge ⓘ |
| style |
chant-based
ⓘ
poetic ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-contact period ⓘ |
| traditionOf | Native Hawaiians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission |
memorization
ⓘ
oral transmission ⓘ |
| usedIn |
chiefly investitures
ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ rituals ⓘ temple rites ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Haumea