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This is confirmed by the definition of mana provided by Māori Marsden who states that mana is: Spiritual power and authority as opposed to the purely psychic and natural force — ihi. [15] According to Margaret Mutu, mana in its traditional sense means: Power, authority, ownership, status, influence, dignity, respect derived from the atua ...
Mana (Oceanian cultures), the spiritual life force energy or healing power that permeates the universe in Melanesian and Polynesian mythology; Mana (food), archaic name for manna, an edible substance mentioned in the Bible and Quran; Mana (Mandaeism), a term roughly equivalent to the philosophical concept of 'nous'
Māori followed certain practices that relate to traditional concepts like tapu.Certain people and objects contain mana – spiritual power or essence. In earlier times, tribal members of a higher rank would not touch objects which belonged to members of a lower rank – to do so would constitute "pollution"; and persons of a lower rank could not touch the belongings of a highborn person ...
Pounamu taonga increase in mana (spiritual power or prestige) as they pass from one generation to another. Pounamu is believed to absorb the mana of its past owners, and some heirloom pieces are named after a former owner in memory of their position and authority. [ 3 ]
The feathered cloaks and capes provided physical protection, and were believed to provide spiritual protection for their wearers. [18] [19] And conversely the mana (spiritual power) of the wearer will be imparted on the cape, [20] and the father's mana can pass down to his heirs via the cape. [21]
They were symbol of the authority and protection of the aliʻi (chiefs) of Ancient Hawaii and also represented the mana (spiritual power) of the aliʻi. [1] [2] It was made by wrapping bundles of kapa cloth on a stick. They were given ancestral names and placed in areas of prominence.
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[5] [2] Tradition states that the king may have chosen to build his house on the heiau because of the mana (spiritual power) associated with the area. [6] The contemporaneous Hale Aliʻi (ʻIolani Palace) was built on the site of a heiau called Kaʻahaimauli. [7]