Na inoa hoku : Hawaiian and Pacific star names. (revised edition)
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Archiv Fuenfgiebelhaus [53286599], Rostock, Germany.
VI + 272 pages, front board slightly blurry (see photo), back board and last pages somewhat creasy, else all right. - - Contents: About the authors, Preface to the first edition, Preface to the revised edition, Acknowledgements. - 1. Introduction: 1.1 Introduction to the first edition (1975), The mythological basis of Hawaiian star nomenclature; 1.2 Introduction to the revised edition, Star catalogues: the challenges. - 2. Hawaiian sources: 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Early Hawaiian astronomical texts; 2.3 The genealogical history of Kanalu; 2.4 Haho's "Ancient History ofHawai'i"; 2.5 Theodore Kelsey's "Navigation Gourd Notes". - 3. Catalogue of Hawaiian star names: 3.1 Notes on the cataloge; 3.2 Catalogue 1: Hawaiian star names; 3.3 Western identifications (Sun, moon and planets, Stars, Constellations and asterisms, Other celestial entities, Locations and divisions of the sky + directions, Generic terms). - 4. Commentaries and background information: 4.1 Hawaiian months and days; 4.2 Western star nomenclature. - 5. Comparative catalogue of Polynesian star names: 5.1 Notes on the catalogue; 5.2 Catalogue 2: Polynesian star names. - Bibliography. Books.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Masalai Press [10497], Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
272 p., bibliography. Back cover has some scuffing. In 1975, Hawaiian scholars Rubellite Kawena Johnson and John Kaipo Mahelona published Nā Inoa Hōkū, a Catalogue of Hawaiian and Pacific Star Names. Though long out of print, Nā Inoa Hōkū is still widely regarded as a definitive source of reference for anyone interested in the use of astronomy in Polynesian voyaging or the nature and development of ritual and calendrical practices throughout the Pacific. Working together with British archaeoastronomer Clive Ruggles, the authors have extensively revised and extended the catalogues and transformed the discussion of their wider context and significance, resulting in a much stronger focus upon the rich historical legacy of the Hawaiian Islands themselves. This new edition of Nā Inoa Hōkū is completely overhauled, vastly expanded, and includes new translation of many key primary Hawaiian sources from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. Books.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, booklab, VA, Chantilly, [RE:3].
Great customer service. You will be happy! Paperback.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Masalai Press, CA, Oakland, [RE:5].
272 p., bibliography. Trade paperback.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, More Books, FL, MIAMI, [RE:3].
Paperback.