The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 255
... chief was expected to work for his living like anyone else . He received ceremonial def- erence but traditionally had little power to order people to do anything or punish them for offenses . His principal function was to preside at ...
... chief was expected to work for his living like anyone else . He received ceremonial def- erence but traditionally had little power to order people to do anything or punish them for offenses . His principal function was to preside at ...
Page 260
... chiefs ' ancestry . Within the waka , each iwi could also be ranked in terms of the distance of its founding ancestor from the chief of the canoe . This form of hierarchical branching - descent - group or- ganization with territorial ...
... chiefs ' ancestry . Within the waka , each iwi could also be ranked in terms of the distance of its founding ancestor from the chief of the canoe . This form of hierarchical branching - descent - group or- ganization with territorial ...
Page 262
... chief on various occasions and also for the chief of the next highest element in Maori social organization , the iwi . If his offerings were not of sufficient size and quality , the Maori risked punishment and possibly even death in ...
... chief on various occasions and also for the chief of the next highest element in Maori social organization , the iwi . If his offerings were not of sufficient size and quality , the Maori risked punishment and possibly even death in ...
Contents
NUMBER GAMES and Other Mathematical Recreations | 1 |
NUMBER THEORY | 14 |
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS | 38 |
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