Should circumstances allow me to continue the work, I propose in the next volume to treat of the belief in immortality and the worship of the dead among the Micronesians and Indonesians.

J. G. FRAZER.

No. 1 Brick Court, Temple,
London, 19th July 1922.

CONTENTS

PAGES
[Preface][v]
[Table of Contents][vii-ix]
CHAP.
[I.]The Belief in Immortality among the Maoris[1-51]
§ 1. The Polynesians[1-5]
§ 2. The Maoris of New Zealand[5-10]
§ 3. The Beliefs of the Maoris concerning the Souls of the Living[10-19]
§ 4. The Beliefs of the Maoris concerning the Souls of the Dead[19-37]
§ 5. Taboo among the Maoris[37-50]
§ 6. Conclusion[51]
[II.]The Belief in Immortality among the Tongans[52-147]
§ 1. The Tonga or Friendly Islands[52-57]
§ 2. The Tonga Islanders, their Character, Mode of Life, and Government[57-63]
§ 3. The Tongan Religion: its General Principles[64-68]
§ 4. The Primary or Non-human Gods[68-73]
§ 5. The Temples of the Gods[73-77]
§ 6. Priests and their Inspiration[77-79]
§ 7. The Worship of the Gods, Prayers, and Sacrifices[79-84]
§ 8. The Doctrine of the Soul and its Destiny after Death[84-91]
§ 9. The Souls of the Dead as Gods[91-98]
§ 10. Temples and Tombs: Megalithic Monuments[99-132]
§ 11. Rites of Burial and Mourning[132-146]
§ 12. The Ethical Influence of Tongan Religion[146-147]
[III.]The Belief in Immortality among the Samoans[148-218]
§ 1. The Samoan Islands[148-156]
§ 2. The Samoan Islanders, their character[156-163]
§ 3. Houses, Agriculture, and Industries[163-169]
§ 4. Rights of Property[169-171]
§ 5. Government, Social Ranks, Respect for Chiefs[171-181]
§ 6. Religion: Gods of Families, Villages, and Districts[181-192]
§ 7. Priests and Temples[192-200]
§ 8. Origin of the Samoan Gods of Families, Villages, and Districts: Relation to Totemism[200-202]
§ 9. The High Gods of Samoa[202-205]
§ 10. The Samoan Belief concerning the Human Soul: Funeral Customs[205-213]
§ 11. The Fate of the Human Soul after Death[213-218]
[IV.]The Belief in Immortality among the Hervey Islanders[219-245]
§ 1. The Hervey or Cook Islands[219-220]
§ 2. The Islanders and their Mode of Life[220-223]
§ 3. Social Life: the Sacred Kings[223-225]
§ 4. Religion, the Gods, Traces of Totemism[225-229]
§ 5. The Doctrine of the Human Soul[229-231]
§ 6. Death and Funeral Rites[231-237]
§ 7. The Fate of the Human Soul after Death[238-245]
[V.]The Belief in Immortality among the Society Islanders[246-327]
§ 1. The Society Islands[246-248]
§ 2. The Islanders and their Mode of Life[248-256]
§ 3. The Religion of the Society Islanders[256-278]
§ 4. The Temples and Images of the Gods[278-291]
§ 5. The Sacrifices, Priests, and Sacred Recorders[291-296]
§ 6. The Doctrine of the Human Soul[297-299]
§ 7. Disease, Death, and Mourning[299-308]
§ 8. The Disposal of the Dead[308-313]
§ 9. The Fate of the Soul after Death[313-321]
§ 10. The Worship of the Dead[322-327]
[VI.]The Belief in Immortality among the Marquesans[328-374]
§ 1. The Marquesas Islands[328-331]
§ 2. Physical Appearance of the Natives[331-333]
§ 3. Food, Weapons, Tools, Houses, Canoes, Fishing[333-337]
§ 4. Polyandry, Adoption, Exchange of Names[337-339]
§ 5. Amusements, Dancing-places, Banqueting-halls[339-344]
§ 6. Social Ranks, Taboo[344-347]
§ 7. Religion and Mythology[348-352]
§ 8. The Soul, Death, and Funeral Customs[352-363]
§ 9. Fate of the Soul after Death[363-374]
[VII.]The Belief in Immortality among the Hawaiians[375-431]
§ 1. The Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands[375-377]
§ 2. The Natives and their Mode of Life[377-380]
§ 3. Houses, Mechanical Arts[380-383]
§ 4. Government, Social Ranks, Taboo[383-390]
§ 5. Religion, the Gods[390-404]
§ 6. Priests, Sorcerers, Diviners[404-406]
§ 7. Temples, Images, Human Sacrifices[406-414]
§ 8. Festivals[414-416]
§ 9. Death and Funeral Rites[417-427]
§ 10. Fate of the Soul after Death[427-431]
[Index][433-447]