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The Samoa Islands : an outline of a monograph with particular consideration of German Samoa

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  • Other Name

    Samoa Inseln. English (Alternate title)

    Constitution, pedigrees and traditions (Alternate title)

    Material culture (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "The Samoa of the late 19th century presented Dr. Augustin Kramer with a unique opportunity to record the days of old. His methodical approach, extensive research, massive detail, seemingly inexhaustible cross-references and skilfully woven German constructions, resulted in the publication in 1902-03 of Die Samoa Inseln, which is widely regarded as a classic ethnological and ethnographic work.

    Presented in two volumes, Kramer defines each concept in such a way that "ethnology seeks to fathom the depth of the soul of a people, its spiritual and intellectual property, the foundation and course of religion, history and forms of government based on language, myths, legends and traditions. Ethnography on the other hand is concerned with the manifestations and external aspects such as anthropology, sociology and industry based on geography and the natural sciences." More succinctly, Volume I covers the constitution, pedigrees and traditions of Samoa; Volume II is its material culture."--book jacket.

  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    GN671.S3 KRA (Library of Congress Call Number)

    8195 (Cat ID)

    C 7098 (DBTextworks system ID)

    79919 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    The Samoa Islands : an outline of a monograph with particular consideration of German Samoa
  • Other Name

    Samoa Inseln. English (Alternate title)

    Constitution, pedigrees and traditions (Alternate title)

    Material culture (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker

    Tofa Sauni (Co-author/author)

    Theodore Verhaaren (Translator)

    Augustin Kramer (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Polynesian Press
  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Date
    1994
  • Physical Description

    2 volumes (xx, 707; xviii, 530 pages) : illustrations, maps, music, portraits ; 27 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    090859710X
    0908597177
    0908597118
  • Language
    English
    Samoan
    German
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    4 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Related Object Notes
    this copy is a replacement for missing volume of GEN hardcover copy
  • Subject Category

    Ethnology--Samoan Islands

    Natural history--Samoan Islands

    Samoans--Folklore

    Samoa--Social life and customs

    Samoa--History

    Samoa--Genealogy

  • Content
    v. 1. Constitution, pedigrees and traditions.
    v. 2. Material culture.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Samoa--Constitution]

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 650-656 (v. 1), p. 517-522 (v.2)) and indexes. Kramer acknowledges Tofa Maunu Sauni's for his generous sharing of traditional knowledge in Part One of the book, where Kramer describes his travels and work across the Pacific.

  • Subject Notes
    TofΓ Maunu Sauni (c. 1820s-1900s) held the Samoan orator chief title of Sauni for Tufulele, Upolu, Samoa, by the 1890s. He was the chief Samoan advisor to German ethnologist Dr Augustin Kraemer in Kraemer's study of Samoa, The Samoan Islands (Vols 1-2, 1901 & 1903). The German medical doctor turned ethnologist regarded Sauni as his 'best teacher' and 'unshakable friend.' According to Kraemer, Sauni was 'generally looked upon by other Samoans as one of the wisest men among them.'(1)--The Devil's Handwriting: Pre-Coloniality and the German State in Quingdao, Samoa, and Southwest Africa (pp. 310-311). George Steinmetz.
    Augustin Friedrich Kraemer or KrΣmer (27 August 1865 - 11 November 1941) was a German naturalist and ethnographer. Augustin Kraemer was a Navy surgeon who worked in the Polynesia in 1893-95 and 1897-99.
  • Collection Type
    General Collection
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    06 Dec 2024
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