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MILLENARIAN MOVEMENTS IN POLYNESIA. THEIR RISE AND SPREAD IMMEDIATELY AFTER CHRISTIANIZATION

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Buckova M.
Asian and African Studies
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2005
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vol. 14
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issue 2
228-242
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Syncretic religions seem to be a universal phenomenon typical of the post-contact period in various parts of the world. They share quite a few typological features (despite their different genesis) since they represent a reaction to very similar if not identical circumstances, inevitably combining features of Christianity with some aspects of local religions. In Polynesia they arose as millenarian movements blending a variety of local motifs and mythological elements with various ideas of Christian provenience and appeared in several archipelagoes in the era of Christianization. The rise of syncretic sects may also be interpreted as a defensive mechanism and occasionally as a rejection of the new religion.
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DELUGE IN POLYNESIAN MYTHOLOGY

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Bucková M.
Asian and African Studies
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2004
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vol. 13
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issue 2
191 - 197
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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.
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COMPARISON AND ANALYSIS OF ESCHATOLOGICAL THEMES IN POLYNESIAN MYTHOLOGY AS A SURVIVOR OF PROTOPOLYNESIAN UNITY

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Bucková M.
Asian and African Studies
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2011
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vol. 20
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issue 1
114-134
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This article deals with the comparison and analysis of eschatological themes in Polynesian myths. It points to three central themes of imagining the afterlife: the underworld, the homeland and the heavenly world. In addition to this, the article also discusses imaginings of the soul's departure to the other world. From the presented material, it becomes clear that even though there are certain differences among eschatological myths, there are also a number of common elements which provide proof of unity before the ancestors of the Polynesians spread to all parts of Polynesia. An especially interesting aspect is the understanding of the afterlife as a homeland to which spirits return after death. Upon the basis of linguistic research and mythology analysis, the conclusion can be made that the mythology of the inhabitants of western Polynesia - Tonga and Samoa - consider their homeland to be some islands in eastern Fiji. By contrast, the inhabitants of eastern Polynesia consider their homeland to be Hawaiki, which is clearly a reference to their long period of habitation in the island archipelago of western Polynesia, particularly Savai'i Island and the Samoan archipelago.
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