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Christianity In Hawaii Society Essay

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Discuss the impact of the introduction of Christianity on Māori society.
Pre-colonial Māori society was a complex territorial based tribal system that consisted of autonomous hapu, or sub tribe, that ruled New Zealand in affiliation with larger iwi (tribes). Whakapapa (genealogical structure) governed that the te taha kikokiko (physical world) and te taha wairua (spiritual world) were inextricably linked, an important factor that influenced social and political interactions at the time. In the early 19th century, prompted by the arrival of religious missionaries, there was a marked transition from earlier tribal ideology to westernized Judeo-Christian values that led to a profound impact of Māori society. This essay will discuss the positive and negative aspect of Christianity’s introduction into Māori society, …show more content…

In early Māori society oratory was the principle form of communication; history was conveyed through knowledge of waiata (song), whakatauki (proverb) and through recitation of whakapapa. However, increasing numbers of pakeha (European settlers) and growing religious influence led to a need for written communication. The Christian Missionary Society (CMS), a multi-national Anglican group, was pivotal in establishing written Māori language. As early as 1820 Thomas Kendell, a CMS missionary, travelled with the Māori chief Hongi Hika and his junior relative Waikato to England in order to establish the written Māori language. With help from Professor Samuel Lee of Cambridge University the trio published ‘A grammer and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand’, which lay the foundation for Māori literacy. It is probable that the CMS had ulterior motives, to increase knowledge of evangelical works and consequently encourage conversion to Christianity. Yet, Māori people enthusiastically learnt this new knowledge with great

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