Ariori society
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The Ariori society was a secretive religious and navigational brotherhood in Polynesian culture, associated with priests and expert wayfinders like Tupaia.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polynesian organization
ⓘ
religious brotherhood ⓘ secret society ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Tupaia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRole |
expert navigators
ⓘ
priests ⓘ wayfinders ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFocus |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
sea deities ⓘ stars ⓘ |
| culture | Polynesian culture ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
navigation
ⓘ
religion ⓘ wayfinding ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
esoteric
ⓘ
ritualistic ⓘ secretive ⓘ |
| knowledgeDomain |
island positions
ⓘ
ocean swells ⓘ star navigation ⓘ winds ⓘ |
| membershipCriteria |
navigational expertise
ⓘ
religious initiation ⓘ |
| navigationalFunction |
preserving wayfinding knowledge
ⓘ
training navigators ⓘ |
| religion | Polynesian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
guarding sacred knowledge
ⓘ
performing rituals ⓘ |
| socialRole |
knowledge keepers
ⓘ
religious elite ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod |
apprenticeship
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.