Like them that dream
Subtitle: the Maori and the Old Testament
By: Bronwyn Elsmore.
Publisher: Tauranga Moana Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Otumoetai, Tauranga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people) -- Religion.
Description: Describes the immense impact on Maori society of the arrival in New Zealand of the European missionaries & the early interaction between them which led to the many distinctive responses by Maori to Christianity. In particular, it explains how they learned of the ancient Israelites in the Old Testament and identified with them and how this shaped religious movements like Pai Maririe, Ringatu and Ratana.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 177-183.
Includes index.