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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 ...
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Haumiatiketike, the god of uncultivated food, particularly bracken fern.; Papatūānuku, the primordial earth mother.; Ranginui, the primordial sky father ...
Māori began selectively adopting elements of Western society during the 19th century, including European clothing and food, and later Western education, religion and architecture. [171] However, as the 19th century wore on, relations between European colonial settlers and different Māori groups became increasingly strained.
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The idea that the Io represented a pre-Christian understanding of "God" much like the Christian God would be propagated by Elsdon Best in his Maori Religion and Mythology. [ 4 ] The Io tradition was initially rejected by scholars including prominent Māori scholar Te Rangi Hīroa (Peter Buck), who wrote, "The discovery of a supreme God named Io ...
Rarohenga is the subterranean realm where spirits of the deceased dwell after death, according to Māori oral tradition. [1] The underworld is ruled by Hine-nui-te-pō, the goddess of death and night.
Islam was estimated to be the fastest growing religion among the Māori, [1] [2] however recently there is only a growth of 39 individuals in 12 years between 2006 and 2018. Census figures showing the number of Muslims of Māori ethnicity increasing from 99 to 708 from 1991 to 2001.