Abstract
THE very scant record of Melanesian mythology has been considerably augmented by the publication of myths and stories collected by the Rev. A. Kleintitschen of the Sacred Heart Mission from the natives of Paparatava, inland from Herbertshöhe in the Gazelle Peninsula of New Britain. With the similar collection made by Father Meier from the coastal people, the stories illustrate the beliefs of an important section of the Melanesian people.
Mythen und Erzählungen eines Melanesierstammes aus Paparatava, Neupommern, Südsee: Gesammelt und versehen mit Einleitungen und Erklärungen.
Von P. August Kleintitschen. (Anthropos Ethnologische Bibliothek: Internationale Sammlung Ethnologischer Monographien, Band 2, Heft 4.) Pp. 509. (Mödling bei Wien: Verlag der Administration des Anthropos, St. Gabriel, 1924.) 15 gold marks.
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RAY, S. Melanesian Mythology. Nature 118, 688–689 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118688a0
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