According to legend, the island of Ambrym has not always had a volcano. This is the story of how it was brought there: Long ago, a man from Ambrym used to watch the coast of the neighbouring islands of Maskilin and Malekula in the evenings. Every time, he saw something glow very brightly on the small island Maskilin. Eventually, he decided to find out what the source of this mysterious light was. To go there, he entered the bweebwi, which is a magical device to move quickly under water, and which according to some accounts looks like a shark skin. When he arrived, he found that the source of the light was a pig; it smoked and glowed and was noisy. He found the owner of this pig, traded it against the bweebwi and brought the pig back to Am...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
In the highlands of Papua New Guinea there exist widespread legends concerning a 'Time of Darkness' ...
“Ambrim [Ambrym] - Native church built by two Christian teachers. The island is unhealthy, and still...
It'a a legend about the big pig Makai'anui from Hiva 'Oa which is going to be killed and eaten on Ua...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
Originally published in 1973; appeared as "No One Remembered" in the Pacific Daily News; later appre...
Abstract\ud Volcanoes hold a fascination for human beings and, before they were recorded by literate...
International audienceAncient stories recalling catastrophic events were developed, sometimes encode...
In this session the local legend of the humpbacked full moon is told (cf. v.d.Steinen (1933), "Die b...
International audienceAncient stories recalling catastrophic events were developed, sometimes encode...
Ancient stories recalling catastrophic events were developed, sometimes encoded in myth, and passed ...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
In the highlands of Papua New Guinea there exist widespread legends concerning a 'Time of Darkness' ...
“Ambrim [Ambrym] - Native church built by two Christian teachers. The island is unhealthy, and still...
It'a a legend about the big pig Makai'anui from Hiva 'Oa which is going to be killed and eaten on Ua...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
Originally published in 1973; appeared as "No One Remembered" in the Pacific Daily News; later appre...
Abstract\ud Volcanoes hold a fascination for human beings and, before they were recorded by literate...
International audienceAncient stories recalling catastrophic events were developed, sometimes encode...
In this session the local legend of the humpbacked full moon is told (cf. v.d.Steinen (1933), "Die b...
International audienceAncient stories recalling catastrophic events were developed, sometimes encode...
Ancient stories recalling catastrophic events were developed, sometimes encoded in myth, and passed ...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...
International audienceIn December 2018, an unusually large intra- and extra-caldera eruption took pl...