| Whispers & Vanities Contributor(s): His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta' (Author), Wendt, Albert (Author), Vitolia Moa, Jenny Plane Te Paa Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1775501604 ISBN-13: 9781775501602 Publisher: Huia Pub. OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - History | Australia & New Zealand - General |
| Dewey: 299.924 |
| LCCN: 2015513783 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 350 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays and selected poetry responds to an address on Samoan religious culture given by Samoa's Head of State, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Tupuola Tufuga Efi, to the 2009 Parliament of the World's Religions. The address challenges some fundamental aspects of and assumptions in modern Samoan indigenous religious culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Tupuloa Tufuga Efi, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Tupuloa Tufuga: - His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta'isi Efi holds nationally recognised traditional chiefly titles and is seen across Samoa to be one of the leading custodians of Samoa's indigenous knowledge. He was former Head of State of Samoa, a position he held from 2007 to 2017. He was also former Prime Minister of Samoa, Leader of the, then, Opposition Party (Samoa Democratic United Party) and a Member of the Samoa Parliament from 1966‒2004. He is recognised internationally for his work on, what he describes as, Samoa's indigenous reference. |