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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
ISBN-100824829611
ISBN-139780824829612
eBay Product ID (ePID)45328022
Product Key Features
Book TitleHawaiian Legends of Dreams
Number of Pages168 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicFairy Tales & Folklore / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Social Science
AuthorCaren Loebel-Fried
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight27.3 Oz
Item Length10.1 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-002052
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromFourth Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal398.2/09969
SynopsisIn this striking volume, the award-winning artist retells and illuminates nine tales from Hawai'i's past that show the important role of dreams, or "soul sleep," in native culture., Having no written language, Hawaiians pass their history and life lessons down in the form of legends and stories, within which are a multitude of dreams. In this companion volume to her award-winning "Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits," artist Caren Loebel-Fried retells and illuminates nine dream stories from HawaiTi's past., Moe'uhane, the Hawaiian word for dream, means "soul sleep." Hawaiians of old believed they communicated with 'auma-kua, their ancestral guardians, while sleeping, and this important relationship was sustained through dreaming. During "soul sleep," people received messages of guidance from the gods; romantic relationships blossomed; prophecies were made; cures were revealed. Dreams provided inspiration, conveying songs and dances that were remembered and performed upon waking. Specialists interpreted dreams, which were referred to and analyzed whenever important decisions were to be made. Having no written language, Hawaiians passed their history and life lessons down in the form of legends, which were committed to memory and told and retold. And within these stories are a multitude of dreams--as in a famous legend of the goddess Pele, who travels in a dream to meet and entrance the high chief Lohi'au. Dreams continue to play an important role in modern Hawaiian culture and are considered by some to have as powerful an influence today as in ancient times. In this companion volume to her award-winning Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits, artist Caren Loebel-Fried retells and illuminates nine dream stories from Hawai'i's past that are sure to please readers young and old, kama'aina and malihini, alike., Moe'uhane, the Hawaiian word for dream, means soul sleep. Hawaiians of old believed they communicated with 'auma-kua, their ancestral guardians, while sleeping, and this important relationship was sustained through dreaming. During soul sleep, people received messages of guidance from the gods; romantic relationships blossomed; prophecies were made; cures were revealed. Dreams provided inspiration, conveying songs and dances that were remembered and performed upon waking. Specialists interpreted dreams, which were referred to and analyzed whenever important decisions were to be made. Having no written language, Hawaiians passed their history and life lessons down in the form of legends, which were committed to memory and told and retold. And within these stories are a multitude of dreams--as in a famous legend of the goddess Pele, who travels in a dream to meet and entrance the high chief Lohi'au. Dreams continue to play an important role in modern Hawaiian culture and are considered by some to have as powerful an influence today as in ancient times. In this companion volume to her award-winning Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits, artist Caren Loebel-Fried retells and illuminates nine dream stories from Hawai'i's past that are sure to please readers young and old, kama'aina and malihini, alike.
LC Classification NumberPZ8.1.L934Har 2006
