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ENTER THE HAU CLASSICS. A treasure of concepts.



Volume 1



THE MAORI AND HIS RELIGION IN ITS NON-RITUALISTIC ASPECTS



by Jørgen Prytz-Johansen



New edition, with an introduction by Marshall Sahlins



The HAU Classics of Ethnographic Theory series aims to provide access to
unedited or out-of-print exemplifications of ethnographic theory, for both
teaching and research purposes, and to illustrate the contribution of
ethnographically-inspired insights to larger debates in anthropology and
the human sciences. To highlight the continued relevance and interest of
these works, prominent contemporary anthropologists also provide original
commentary in the form of introductions, prefaces, or afterwords.



Series Editors

Giovanni da Col, Stéphane Gros, and Holly High



Revised. Open Access. FREE.



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“The key to J. Prytz Johansen’s remarkable book is in the radical opening
sentence of Chapter I: ‘If one could picture to oneself a person like Kant
among the old Maoris—which indeed is difficult—one should not be surprised
if to the fundamental categories of knowledge, time and space, he had added
kinship’ (1954: 9)[....]Given that JPJ is ever mindful of the contrasts to
what we take for reality, particularly to what we make of individuality, it
does not exaggerate to say that what he has produced is a brilliant work of
comparative ontology—the highest form of anthropology.”



From the new introduction by Marshall Sahlins



In his rediscovered magnum opus, Jorgen Prytz-Johansen reveals an
unsurpassed study of anthropological keywords where traditional texts
become the tool-kit for unlocking the moral totality grounding Maori
society. Through an exhilarating immersion into a non-Western philosophical
system and the universe of *mana*-terms, this volume offers a signal
contribution to the study of religious and ethical cosmologies.
Prytz-Johansen’s insightful explorations on the subject of the kinship “I,”
“life” and vitality, *mana*, gifts, fortune, and *tapu* will continue to
challenge the imagination of anthropologists, philosophers, and historians
of religion for years to come.

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ENDORSEMENTS



“Quietly famous among Polynesianists, Prytz-Johansen’s classic has a
strange timeliness for ethnographers today, many of its old-school values
standing well in front of our cutting edge. His discussion of kinship as
‘living together,’ his comments on the cultural ordering of historical
temporality, his inquiry into moral ethnopsychology, and his idea of the
expansiveness of what counts as “religion,” were all decades ahead of his
time. These arguments are developed through a steady stream of arresting
turns of phrase, and a fine sensitivity to the power of stories to convey
cultural complexity. Anthropologists of all generations and studying all
topics will be repaid generously by engagement with this remarkable text.”



Rupert Stasch, author of *Society of Others: Kinship and Mourning in a West
Papuan Place *



“In defining the problems and potentials of portraying a society and its
conceptual repertoire through its texts, I find myself continually
returning to three towering models: Max Weber’s Ancient Judaism, Franz
Boas’ Tsimshian Mythology, and J. Prytz-Johansen’s The Maori and His
Religion. The last I regard as the single most illuminating work on
traditional Maori religion and its social context.”



Gregory Schrempp, author of *Magical Arrows: the Maori, the Greeks, and the
Folklore of the Universe*



“The Maori and his Religion is a fascinating assemblage of early recorded
accounts of the Maori. It draws on a wide range of credible writings,
providing an insightful approximation of the genealogically-ordered belief
system apparent at the time of early European contact. It is an invaluable
reference for any scholars seeking to delve deeper into the wealth of early
ethnographic Maori publications.”



Paul Tapsell, Professor of Maori Studies, University of Otago, New Zealand



“If Immanuel Kant was able to sit with the Maori experts in an ancient
school of learning and talk over cosmological questions, one would wish for
J. Prytz-Johansen to be their scribe. By immersing himself in old Maori
texts, this Danish scholar acquired remarkable insights into their
intricate philosophies. This book is an extraordinary feat of ontological
teleportation.”



Dame Anne Salmond, Distinguished Professor of Maori Studies and
Anthropology, University of Auckland



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"Years ago, when I was still at school, I accompanied my father on a
lecture tour of Sweden and Norway. One of the lectures concerned the
history of anthropology. Much of it was over my head, since, although I was
familiar with the everyday life of the Nuer and Zande, I knew nothing of
the history or theories of anthropology. The theme, if I interpreted it
correctly, was that scholars should understand and respect the work of
their predecessors, and then move on to their own (possibly very different)
interpretation.  I think he would have liked the idea of publishing old
papers together with contemporary papers on the same themes.



He did not of course live to see the internet, but he was always generous
with his ideas and possessions.  He gave away all his valuable books and
artefacts to appropriate museums or faculties and was in touch with many
colleagues around the world. I think he would have supported the concept of
a free to view anthropological website.”



Shineen Galloway, E. E. Evans-Pritchard's daughter

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