DELUGE IN POLYNESIAN MYTHOLOGY

• Authors: Martina Bucková
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Deluge is one of the most widespread mythycal motifs throughout the world although it may be lacking in some parts of the world. It may take the shape of a universal punishment of sinful peoples (just as in the Bible) and thus be a part of cosmogony or may be of a rather episodic or accidental nature. This paper discusses several instances of the motif of deluge in several parts of Polynesia.

Keywords

EN

DELUGE; MYTHOLOGY; POLYNESIA; UNIVERSAL PUNISHMENT

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Asian and African Studies
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 191 - 197
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Martina Bucková

• Institute of Oriental and African Studies SAS, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

• M. Buckova, Ustav orientalistiky SAV, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06SKAAAA00771907