Martha Warren Beckwith
Biographic Data
| ID | 115684 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martha Warren Beckwith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martha Warren |
| FAMILY NAME | Beckwith |
| SIGNATURE | BECKWITH M W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vassar College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 39 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 39 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1916 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Hawaiian Mythology
Hawaiian Mythology
Ku and Hina-man andwoman-were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancientHawaiians. They were life's fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind,both those who are to come and those already born. The Hawaiian gods werelike great chiefs from far lands who visited among the people, entering their dailylives sometimes as humans or animals, sometimes taking residence in a stone orwooden idol. As years passed, the families of gods…
Black roadways: A study of Jamaican folk life
The Jew's Garden, etc
The Kumulipo
Function and Meaning of the Kumulipo Birth Chant in Ancient Hawaii
Hawaiian Legends in English and Annotated Bibliography
An Old Song
Primitive Education in North America
Sumerian Mythology
Lay My Burden down: A Folk History of Slavery
The Roots of American Culture, and Other Essays
A Reply to the Review of Hawaiian Mythology
English Folklore
Hawaiian Mythology
Hawaiian Mythology
The Book of Folk Festivals
Suriname Folk-Lore
North America: Dakota Texts. Ella Deloria
Signs, Omens, and Portents in Nebraska Folklore
Three Lectures on Chinese Folklore
Folklore in America: Its Scope and Method
Oceania: Die geheime Gesellschaft der Arioi; tine Studie über polynesische Geheimbünde mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Siebungs‐ und Auslesevorgänge in Alt‐Tahiti . W. E. M ühlmann
The White Top Folk Festival
Folklore in America: Its Scope and Method
Journal Article “Folklore in America: Its Scope and Method.” By Martha Warren Beckwith. (Poughkeepsie, New York: The Folklore Foundation, Vassar College, 1931. 76 pp. $1.00.) Get access E. M. S. E. M. S. W. R. U. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 19, Issue 1, June 1932, Pages 148–149, https://doi.org/10.2307/1896707 Published: 01 June 1932
Mythology of the Oglala Dakota
Hawaiian Shark Aumakua
D URING a stay of some months in the district of Puna, , Hawaii, two years ago, I came across instances of a-belief in animal helpers, half god, half human, who utter their counsels through the lips of some medium, who becomes for the moment possessed with their spirit.Such gods are called aumakua.They are bound by obedience to their devotee, who becomes their keeper, and their worship, and consequent service, extends to his family and is handed …
Lay My Burden down: A Folk History of Slavery
Hawaiian Mythology
Hawaiian Customs and Beliefs Relating to Birth and Infancy
Hawaiian Household Customs
Function and Meaning of the Kumulipo Birth Chant in Ancient Hawaii
Primitive Education in North America
A Reply to the Review of Hawaiian Mythology
Oceania: Die geheime Gesellschaft der Arioi; tine Studie über polynesische Geheimbünde mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Siebungs‐ und Auslesevorgänge in Alt‐Tahiti . W. E. M ühlmann
The Hawaiian Hula-Dance
The Hawaiian Hula-Dance
Hawaiian Shark Aumakua
D URING a stay of some months in the district of Puna, , Hawaii, two years ago, I came across instances of a-belief in animal helpers, half god, half human, who utter their counsels through the lips of some medium, who becomes for the moment possessed with their spirit.Such gods are called aumakua.They are bound by obedience to their devotee, who becomes their keeper, and their worship, and consequent service, extends to his family and is handed …
Signs and Superstitions Collected from American College Girls
"The Hawaiian "Hoopapa
Hawaiian Customs and Beliefs Relating to Birth and Infancy
Norwegian Fairy Tales
At the Gateways of the Day
Hawaiian Customs and Beliefs Relating to Sickness and Death
Hawaiian Household Customs
Mythology of the Oglala Dakota
Black Roadways, a Study of Jamaican Folk-Life
California Indian Nights Entertainments
Black Roadways: A Rejoinder
American Humor: A Study of Our National Character
Folklore in America: Its Scope and Method
Journal Article “Folklore in America: Its Scope and Method.” By Martha Warren Beckwith. (Poughkeepsie, New York: The Folklore Foundation, Vassar College, 1931. 76 pp. $1.00.) Get access E. M. S. E. M. S. W. R. U. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 19, Issue 1, June 1932, Pages 148–149, https://doi.org/10.2307/1896707 Published: 01 June 1932
Folklore in America: Its Scope and Method
Oceania: Die geheime Gesellschaft der Arioi; tine Studie über polynesische Geheimbünde mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Siebungs‐ und Auslesevorgänge in Alt‐Tahiti . W. E. M ühlmann
The White Top Folk Festival
Signs, Omens, and Portents in Nebraska Folklore
Three Lectures on Chinese Folklore
North America: Dakota Texts. Ella Deloria
Suriname Folk-Lore
The Book of Folk Festivals
Hawaiian Mythology
Hawaiian Mythology
History (36 works) · Art (23 works) · Literature (13 works) · History (11 works) · Asian American and Pacific Histories (9 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (8 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Genealogy (7 works) · Mythology (7 works) · Folklore (6 works)