The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 130
... Polynesia . Music serves as a vehicle for Polynesian poetry , as dance is its illustration . The central role of the word explains why Polynesian music is primarily vocal . The only noteworthy traditional instruments used independently ...
... Polynesia . Music serves as a vehicle for Polynesian poetry , as dance is its illustration . The central role of the word explains why Polynesian music is primarily vocal . The only noteworthy traditional instruments used independently ...
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... Polynesian cultures The physical environment of the islands of the Polyne- sian triangle is not as favourable for human habitation as it might at first seem and certainly presented difficulties when the ancestors of the Polynesians ...
... Polynesian cultures The physical environment of the islands of the Polyne- sian triangle is not as favourable for human habitation as it might at first seem and certainly presented difficulties when the ancestors of the Polynesians ...
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... Polynesian cultures right down to the present time . The numerous restrictions and demands placed upon the average Polynesian by religious observance and by measures required to protect against supernatural forces were in many cases ...
... Polynesian cultures right down to the present time . The numerous restrictions and demands placed upon the average Polynesian by religious observance and by measures required to protect against supernatural forces were in many cases ...
Contents
NUMBER GAMES and Other Mathematical Recreations | 1 |
NUMBER THEORY | 14 |
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS | 38 |
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