Māori eschatology
By: by Elsdon Best
Edition: Facsim. ed.
Publisher: Kiwi Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Christchurch, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people); Funeral customs and rites; Death; Mourning customs; Funeral rites and ceremonies
Notes: Caption title.

"Art. XXV.- Māori eschatology : the whare potae (house of mourning) and its lore ; being a description of many customs, beliefs, superstitions, rites, &c., pertaining to death and burial among the Māori people, as [sic] also some account of native belief in a spiritual world."

"Read before the Auckland Institute, 6th December, 1905."

"Facsimile edition of Trans. N.Z. Institute article"--Cover.

Originally published in the Transactions of the New Zealand Institute volume v. 38, 1905.

Includes bibliographic references.

In English, includes some Māori, and some laments in Māori.
Table of contents: title: Maori eschatology : the whare potae (house of mourning) and its lore ; being a description of many customs, beliefs, superstitions, rites, &c., pertaining to death and burial among the Maori people, as [sic] also some account of native belief in a spiritual world.