TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bronwyn Elsmore
TI  - Like Them That Dream: The Maori and the Old Testament
SN  - 0-908705-04-2
PY  - 1985///
CY  - Tauranga
PB  - Tauranga Moana Press
KW  - Maori Religion
N1  - The arrival of European missionaries in New Zealand had an immeasurable impact on Māori society. Like Them That Dream tells the intriguing story of early interaction between Maori and missionaries, leading to the many distinctive responses to the arrival of Christianity. The book's first two parts consider how the Christian word was spread and how Māori responded, explaining the identification they felt with the Israelites of the Old Testament. The third part relates the rise of indigenous religious movements, from the early Papahuria through Pai Marire, Ringatu and the Parihaka Movement, and the later incarnations of the Arowhenua Movement in the South Island and what remains today's leading Māori church, Ratana
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