Pele, Volcano Goddess of Hawai'i: A History, (Paperback)

from Rowntree

A well-researched and enjoyable survey of beliefs and practices concerning the goddess Pele. The author begins with a good discussion of the traditional mythologies and religion of the islands, and proceeds through early-contact accounts, to 20th-century attitudes (and new "mythologies".) The ass...

from hadden

This is an interesting book on several levels. It is an anthropology of Pele worship in Hawai'i. It is a biography of the goddess Pele, with a family tree and history of their travels over the Pacific Ocean. It is a theology of the Pele's place in indigenous religion. It is a history of an unexam...

from Nulla

For fans of Hawaii, anthropology and mythology, this book is a jewel of information. Written as a "biography" of the goddess Pele, it covers her origins in (perhaps) Tahiti, her worship as the goddess of fire and volcanos, her place in the pantheon of Melanesian deities, her survival of the zeal ...

from Bidwell-Glaze

WOW! I just finished reading the book, [A History of Pele: Volcano Goddess of Hawai'i] and am more than impressed. Although knowledge of the traditional religion is limited, A History recites much of the Pele / Hi'iaka cycle of myths and shows how the Hawaiian ethics and customs relate to that cy...

from Nulla

For fans of Hawaii, anthropology and mythology, this book is a jewel of information. Written as a "biography" of the goddess Pele, it covers her origins in (perhaps) Tahiti, her worship as the goddess of fire and volcanos, her place in the pantheon of Melanesian deities, her survival of the zeal ...