Like Them That Dream
Edition: 2Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Reed New Zealand
Published: July 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780790007410
Subjects: Christianity; Indigenous peoples; New Zealand; c 1800 to c 1900
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.