Margaret Orbell

Biographic Data

ID105603
NAMEMargaret Orbell
GIVEN NAMESMargaret
FAMILY NAMEOrbell
SIGNATUREORBELL M
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1970
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
H-INDEX0

  • South Pacific Oral Traditions

    Jan Vansina, Ruth Finnegan et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Interdisciplinary…1997

    the defining collection on contemporary verbal arts in Oceania...of real value to scholars concerned with the relationships between verbal art, social change, gender, power, and social organization. - Don Brenneis. This volume demonstrates that oral media and native cultural forms are still vital throughout the South Pacific. Contributors from anthropology, ethnomusicology, folklore, literature, and history raise issues in comparative scholarship…

  • South Pacific Oral Traditions

    Lin Poyer, Ruth Finnegan et al.ARTICLEJournal of the Royal Anthropologica…1997

  • South Pacific Oral Traditions

    M Kahn, Ruth Finnegan et al.ARTICLEPacific Affairs1996

  • Traditional Songs of the Maori

    Richard Nunns, Mervyn Mclean et al.ARTICLEEthnomusicology1993

  • Hawaiki

    Linda Kimball, Linda Amy Kimball et al.ARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1988

  • Traditional Songs of the Maori

    K A Gourlay, Mervyn Mclean et al.ARTICLEEthnomusicology1980

    These songs in many different styles embody the fundamental values of traditional Maori culture and form a vital part of marae ceremonial. Most common song types are represented: laments, love songs, war chants, songs of welcome, face-saving songs and witty occasional songs. They are remarkable for the sophistication of the music and the power and subtlety of the words. Both Orbell and McLean are widely known and respected and have published exte…

  • Maori Folktales

    Margaret Hagler, Margaret OrbellARTICLEJournal of American Folklore1970