Te whare runanga = The house of learning : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Maori Studies at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Seamus
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-07T01:58:42Z
dc.date.available2015-07-07T01:58:42Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractThe title of "whare runanga" has been chosen from the many names given to the Maori meeting house to emphasis the aspects of learning and the retaining of knowledge within and around the building. Most accounts of pre-European whare runanga have been written by early European who were greatly influences by the intellectual thinking of their time. Non-Maori writing about Maori will always fall short of an accurate interpretation of the concepts and traditions of Maori because the two cultures have developed from different value systems and paradigms. As a result, in the early accounts there is no linkage made between the whare and its cultural practices and the cosmological or spiritual beliefs practiced by Maori. The whare runanga as we know it today is recent development combining elements of the pre-contact chiefs house and the guest-house. This building is the focal point of Maori tribal, ancestral, chiefly, and spiritual values. The whare's structure and ornamentation are very much influenced by the Maori cosmological philosophy and as such is a prominent link to Maori ancestry and atua. This explanation stems from the celestial origin of the whare with its kawa and symbolism. This thesis explores the symbolism associated with the whare and the role it plays in the preservation of genealogy and cosmological lore. It analyses the protocols and processes carried out as part of the function from within a matauranga Maori context.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/6836
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectWhare runangaen_US
dc.subjectArchitecture and cosmologyen_US
dc.subjectSymbolism in architectureen_US
dc.subjectMaori architectureen_US
dc.subjectMaori meeting houseen_US
dc.subjectMāori Master's Thesisen
dc.titleTe whare runanga = The house of learning : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Maori Studies at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Seamusen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMaori Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Philosophy (M.Phil.)en_US
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