A TAHITIAN CREATION MYTH: TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY

Authors

  • Мария Дмитриевна Волкова Russian State University for the Humanities Автор
  • Альберт Иршатович Давлетшин Russian State University for the Humanities Автор
  • Артем Викторович Козьмин Russian State University for the Humanities Автор
  • Евгения Владимировна Коровина Russian State University for the Humanities Автор
  • Елизавета Львовна Кушнир Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences Автор

Keywords:

folklore, mythology, polynesia, tahiti

Abstract

This paper presents a Russian translation of a Tahitian creation myth recorded by John Orsmond in the late XIXth century. The translation comes with a textological commentary and а note on when and how the original myth was recorded.

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Published

2015-02-15

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Волкова М.Д., Давлетшин А.И., Козьмин А.В., et al. A TAHITIAN CREATION MYTH: TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY // Shagi. 2015. Vol. 1, no. 2. P. 177–185.