Te Awa Atua, 9780473259662
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Recovering censored ceremonies, stories, and power of Māori menstruation rituals.
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Te Awa Atua

menstruation in the pre-colonial māori world

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  • Paperback

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2013

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Summary

Te Awa Atua: Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine in Māori Tradition

Te awa atua is a ceremony of purification and renewal that regenerates life. The blood that flows from the inner temple of the cosmos - the womb - is a living prayer of continuation. When we recover the ceremony of te awa atua we ritualise the womb as an altar of communion with the Atua Wāhine.

Te Awa Atua has been described as groundbreaking, timeless and incendiary scholarship. It recovers traditional Tangata W…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780473259662
ISBN-10:0473259664
Author:Ngāhuia Murphy, Ngāhina Hohaia, Nāndor Tānczos, Victoria Rodda
Publisher:He Puna Manawa Ltd.
Imprint:He Puna Manawa Ltd.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:1 December 2013
Weight:294g
Dimensions:16mm x 226mm x 161mm

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