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Death rites and Hawaiian royalty : funerary practices in the Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynasties, 1819-1953
- Title
- Death rites and Hawaiian royalty : funerary practices in the Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynasties, 1819-1953 / Ralph Thomas Kam.
- Author
- Kam, Ralph Thomas
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 18-1552 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- ix, 242 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "The bones of Hawaii's King Kamehameha the Great were buried in a secret location. His successor Kamehameha III had a half-mile funeral procession. Drawing on missionary journals, government publications and Hawaiian and English language newspapers, this book describes changes in funerary practices for Hawaiian royalty following continuous contact with the West beginning in the 19th century"--
- Alternative Title
- Funerary practices in the Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynasties, 1819-1953
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-1552
- ISBN
- 9781476668468
- 1476668469
- LCCN
- 2017036997
- OCLC
- 999673819
- Author
- Kam, Ralph Thomas, author.
- Title
- Death rites and Hawaiian royalty : funerary practices in the Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynasties, 1819-1953 / Ralph Thomas Kam.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-1552