Project Gutenberg 2007-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 557 Emerson, Nathaniel Bright 1839 1915 Emerson, N. B. (Nathaniel Bright) Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net, This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica). Revised by Richard Tonsing. "Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula" by Nathaniel B. Emerson is an ethnographic work written in the early 20th century. This publication explores the deeply rooted cultural significance of hula dance and its associated sacred songs in Hawaiian society. The book serves as a collection of translations, notes, and accounts related to the hula, revealing its profound impact on the communal imagination and social life of the ancient Hawaiians. The opening of the work establishes the hula as a vital component of Hawaiian cultural expression, interweaving poetry, music, and dance in a manner that reflects the emotions and experiences of the people. Emerson conveys how hula served not just as entertainment but as a ritualistic practice steeped in religious significance and communal memory. He articulates the essence of hula, touching upon the relationships between the dancers, the spiritual dimensions of the performance, and the concept of storytelling through song, while highlighting the sacred aspects that elevate it beyond mere spectacle into a manifestation of cultural identity and heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Folklore -- Hawaii Hula (Dance) Songs, Hawaiian Hawaiian language -- Texts PL Text Paganism Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature Category: Poetry Category: Music Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Religion/Spirituality 1070776 2025-06-08T14:02:12.020317 text/html 1122368 2021-09-30T19:44:48 text/html 2038209 2025-06-08T14:02:40.893180 application/epub+zip 2044030 2025-06-08T14:02:18.407318 application/epub+zip 446485 2025-06-08T14:02:14.263320 application/epub+zip 4114505 2025-06-08T14:02:52.370141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4154381 2025-06-08T14:02:36.352211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808665 2022-09-09T13:50:25.608175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 854110 2025-06-08T14:02:07.663380 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 854018 2021-09-30T20:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19690 2025-06-08T14:02:52.543110 application/rdf+xml 14100 2025-06-08T14:02:14.567304 image/jpeg 2336 2025-06-08T14:02:14.418284 image/jpeg 286096 2021-09-30T20:20:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 2005481 2021-09-30T19:45:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 1983008 2025-06-08T14:02:12.205353 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia