The Water of Life

Knipe, Rita

ISBN 10: 0824812425 / ISBN 13: 9780824812423

Published by University of Hawaii Press, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Water of Life
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0824812425
• ISBN 13: 9780824812423
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Mythology flows like a subterranean stream throughout Hawai‘i. Rita Knipe has selected a number of characteristic myths and mythological figures from the rich pantheon of Hawaiian deities. As she retells their stories, illustrated by Hawaii artist Dietrich Varez, the transposition of such primal drama to the pages of this book becomes poetic theater. The dramatic plots are myths and legends chosen from the oral traditions of unique island people, but the underlying themes and symbols are archetypal and eternal.

Drawing parallels between Hawaiian mythology, universal patterns, and individual behavior, the author illustrates certain basic Jungian concepts and explains how we express them in the drama of our own lives.