Mythologie, Magie, Geheimbünde und Kulte von Hawaii

"Hawaii!" What a word! What are you thinking about? Do you rave about beautiful Polynesian women, about hula dances, exotic flower chains, palm and sand beaches, windsurfing on meter-high waves and the sun of the South Seas paradise? - Or imagine the legendary voodoo practices, blood rituals, animal sacrifices and zombies? Through the untiring studies of travellers and scholars, through merchants and officials who had lived there for a longer period of time, a precious treasure of mythological, religious and philosophical ideas was gradually collected, which we find in such richness in hardly any other people. Therefore, it is worthwhile to try to look more closely at this strange creation of mythological consciousness, and indeed, the most undeniable and far-reaching parallels with other peoples will come about quite naturally. In this way, we may perhaps be able to find d.