The Kumulipo: A Hawaiian Creation Chant

By Rubellite K. Johnson, Keaulumoku, Martha Warren Beckwith, et al.

Book Overview

The Kumulipo is the sacred creation chant of a family of Hawaiian alii, or ruling chiefs. Composed and transmitted entirely in the oral tradition, its 2000 lines provide an extended genealogy proving the family's divine origin and tracing the family history from the beginning of the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824807715
• ISBN13: 9780824807719
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.6" x 5.5"