The Oceanic shelf gathers the public texts, source dossiers, and support pages currently held under this tradition room. Use this page as a doorway into the shelf rather than as a complete history of the tradition.
Main Doorways
- General Texts holds 18 public texts or support pages. Start with Baloma — The Spirits of the Dead in the Trobriand Islands, Hawaiian Folk Tales, Hawaiian Historical Legends.
- Māori is a language-and-literary-culture doorway rather than a generic regional bin. Begin with its introduction, then read the complete historical Māori Hinemoa reader. Its notes and vocabulary provide learner access but not a continuous English translation; Grey's English “Story of Hine-Moa” is linked there as a separate companion witness.
Suggested Use
Begin with the introduction if one is present, then move into the rooms or individual texts listed above. For technical terms, names, and recurring concepts, use the local glossary on this shelf together with the central Good Works Glossary.