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The Burning Island. Myth and History of the Hawaiian Volcano Country.
Pamela Frierson
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Description for The Burning Island. Myth and History of the Hawaiian Volcano Country.
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 B&W photos, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Westerners--from early missionaries to explorers to present-day artists, scientists, and tourists--have always found volcanoes fascinating and disturbing. Native Hawaiians, in contrast, revere volcanoes as a source of spiritual energy and see the volcano goddess Pele as part of the natural cycle of a continuously procreative cosmos. Volcanoes hold a special place in our curiosity about nature. The Burning Island is an intimate, multilayered portrait of the Hawaiian volcano region--a land marked by a precarious tension between the harsh reality of constant geologic change, respect for mythological traditions, and the pressures of economic exploitation. Pamela Frierson treks up Mauna Loa, ... Read more
Westerners--from early missionaries to explorers to present-day artists, scientists, and tourists--have always found volcanoes fascinating and disturbing. Native Hawaiians, in contrast, revere volcanoes as a source of spiritual energy and see the volcano goddess Pele as part of the natural cycle of a continuously procreative cosmos. Volcanoes hold a special place in our curiosity about nature. The Burning Island is an intimate, multilayered portrait of the Hawaiian volcano region--a land marked by a precarious tension between the harsh reality of constant geologic change, respect for mythological traditions, and the pressures of economic exploitation. Pamela Frierson treks up Mauna Loa, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
San Antonio, United States
ISBN
9781595341358
SKU
V9781595341358
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99-15
About Pamela Frierson
Pamela Frierson is the author of The Burning Island: Myth and History in Volcano Country and numerous articles and essays about the Pacific world. Raised in Hawai'i, she lived for many years in the American West, working as a country schoolteacher in Montana, a backwoods homesteader in Idaho, an apple grower near California's Eel River, and one of the founders ... Read more
Reviews for The Burning Island. Myth and History of the Hawaiian Volcano Country.
"...a compelling personal narrative... Highly recommended." Library Journal (starred review) "...nature writing at its best ... an ambitious and complex book, beautifully written and thoroughly researched." Manoa "...as fascinating as the Big Island itself. And that's saying a lot." Islands Magazine "...an extraordinary book... Frierson has tackled one of the most profound issues in Hawaii." Honolulu Star Bulletin "Frierson is ... Read more