Niel Gunson
Biographic Data
| ID | 741236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niel Gunson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niel |
| FAMILY NAME | Gunson |
| SIGNATURE | GUNSON N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Select List of Histories and Biographies of Pacific Islander Missionaries
Aratangi, Papa, ‘Discipling on Mangaia 1824–1839’, in The Covenant Makers: Islander Missionaries in the Pacific, ed. Doug Munro and Andrew Thornley (Suva: Pacific Theological College and Institute
Protestant Martyrs of Melanesia
This paper examines the theology of martyrdom, both Catholic and Protestant, and argues that in the 18th century there was a Protestant belief that knowledge of the Pacific Islands had been withheld from Europeans so that the work of the original apostles could be resumed, and that, as in apostolic times, martyrs were ‘the seed of the church’. John Williams, the first Protestant martyr of Melanesia, consciously prepared himself for martyrdom and …
Manuscript XXXIII
King Tamatoa III, paramount chief of Raiatea, in what became known as the Society Islands, wore a sacred red feather girdle or maro ‘ura on special occasions. Reproduced here is an account of the girdle by the missionary Lancelot Threlkeld, recalling the year 1821 when Tamatoa showed him the girdle and stated his intention of presenting it to the London Missionary Society. Threlkeld highlighted the human sacrifices made in the course of the maro'…
Manuscript XXX
The extant Tahitian letters signed Pā, written between 1819 and 1821, were the last letters written by King Pomare II of Tahiti (c. 1782–1821). They coincided exactly with the period when Tahiti be
Sacred Gods from Polynesia
This magnificent exhibition brings together about 90 sacred Polynesian artefacts from museums and private collections all over the world, from St Petersburg to Belfast – representative of the art f
Manuscript XXVIII
One of the more detailed early accounts of the inhabitants ofWest New Guinea is contained in the answers to a questionnaire from 'the German Anthropological or Geographical Society'1 to the missionaries working in the Geelvink Bay district of West New Guinea, then nominally subject to the Sultan of Tidore. The manuscript, translated below, was written in Dutch, and it has not been established whether or not a copy was ever forwarded to the partic…
John Garrett
Proud shoes
Two hundred years of Christianity
DIANE BARWICK stood out among anthropologists -and historians for that matter -for her understanding and ready acceptance of the Christian dimension of modem Aboriginality. After all, considered per head of population, more Aboriginal people claim to be Christian than the large mass of other Australians. That this is so should not be surprising. Nor is it simply because Christianity can be seen as a 'religion of the oppressed' or even as 'the opi…
A missionary expedition from Zion Hill (Nundah) to Toorbul, Moreton Bay District, in 1842-43
German missionaries from various societies played an important role in Christianization schemes in Australia. The journals of such missionaries recorded the tribal movements and occupational pursuits of the Aboriginal tribes
Postcards
The obvious link between postcards and Aboriginal history is the photographic and descrip tive content of the cards themselves. During the latter part of the nineteenth century and well into this century photocards1 and postcards2 were printed, largely for overseas con sumption, which showed scenes of Aboriginal life or portraits of Aboriginal identities. Many of these cards are of value as often being the only records of what they portray.3
The imprimatur of Charles Perkins on Aboriginal History
Charles Perkins changed the ways other Australians thought about Aboriginal people and the way Aboriginal people perceived themselves. He was the imprimatur enabling the National Aborigines Day Observance Committee to revive the idea of Aboriginal history by modelling the new journal on The Journal of Pacific History
Harry Maude
When the Journal's co-founder J.W. (Jim) Davidson died in April 1973, it was his senior colleague Harry Maude who gave the eulogy in which, in true civil service fashion, he subsumed his own contri
Manuscript XVIII
Great families of Polynesia
The great ruling and sacred families of Polynesia were the senior representatives of tribal groupings or clans claiming a common homeland, or cult, and sometimes canoe tradition. Using the traditional framework of Polynesian history the inter‐island links and marriage patterns are examined in the four traditional periods, the age of the gods, the legendary period of the national or tribal ancestors, the semi‐legendary first genealogical period an…
Manuscript XIV part 2 A further view from a cousular verandah
(1996). Manuscript XIV part 2 A further view from a cousular verandah: Tonga 1885–86. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 224-235
Understanding Polynesian Traditional history
(1993). Understanding Polynesian Traditional history. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 139-158
The Tonga‐Samoa connection 1777–1845
Sacred women chiefs and female ‘headmen’ in Polynesian history
(1987). Sacred women chiefs and female ‘headmen’ in Polynesian history. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 22, Sanctity and Power Gender in Polynesian History, pp. 139-172
The Hau concept of leadership in Western Polynesia∗
(1979). The Hau concept of leadership in Western Polynesia. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 28-49
The Changing Pacific
Visionary experience and social protest in Polynesia
(1973). Visionary experience and social protest in Polynesia: A note on ‘Ofa Mele Longosai. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 125-132
Shorter notices
Bibliotheca Polynesiana: A catalogue of some of the books in the Polynesiana collection formed by the late Bjarne Kroepelien and now in the Oslo University Library. By Rolf Du Rietz. Oslo, Privately published by the heirs of Bjarne Kroepelien, 1969. lxviii, 455 pp. News from New Cythera: A Report of Bougainville's Voyage, 1766–1769. Edited by L. Davis Hammond. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1970. vi, 66 pp. The Treponematosis of Tahi…
From the archives
Pomare II of Tahiti and Polynesian imperialism
and Tahitian states during the first decades of the nineteenth century, was a result of European contact. Powerful chiefs in a hierarchical society, hitherto circumscribed by custom, were quick to realize the advantages of terri torial control and economic exploitation and compete with the European entrepreneur on his own terms. Sailing ships could be used to convey property and display authority. For short periods, both the Hawaiian and Tahitian…
The Tonga‐Samoa connection 1777–1845
On the incidence of alcoholism and intemperance in early pacific missions
(1966). On the incidence of alcoholism and intemperance in early pacific missions. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 43-62
Postcards
The obvious link between postcards and Aboriginal history is the photographic and descrip tive content of the cards themselves. During the latter part of the nineteenth century and well into this century photocards1 and postcards2 were printed, largely for overseas con sumption, which showed scenes of Aboriginal life or portraits of Aboriginal identities. Many of these cards are of value as often being the only records of what they portray.3
On the incidence of alcoholism and intemperance in early pacific missions
(1966). On the incidence of alcoholism and intemperance in early pacific missions. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 43-62
Melanesian unity
Pomare II of Tahiti and Polynesian imperialism
and Tahitian states during the first decades of the nineteenth century, was a result of European contact. Powerful chiefs in a hierarchical society, hitherto circumscribed by custom, were quick to realize the advantages of terri torial control and economic exploitation and compete with the European entrepreneur on his own terms. Sailing ships could be used to convey property and display authority. For short periods, both the Hawaiian and Tahitian…
Shorter notices
Hubert Murray: The Australian Pro‐Consul. By Francis West. Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1968. vii, 296pp., illus., bibliog., end maps. $7.50. An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I. By Abraham Fornander. Rutland, Vermont, and Tokyo, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969. Three volumes in one: ix‐xii, iii‐x, 247pp.; iiiv, 399pp.; iii‐x, 292pp.; iii‐x…
The Theology of Imperialism and the Missionary History of the Pacific
Shorter notices
Bibliotheca Polynesiana: A catalogue of some of the books in the Polynesiana collection formed by the late Bjarne Kroepelien and now in the Oslo University Library. By Rolf Du Rietz. Oslo, Privately published by the heirs of Bjarne Kroepelien, 1969. lxviii, 455 pp. News from New Cythera: A Report of Bougainville's Voyage, 1766–1769. Edited by L. Davis Hammond. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1970. vi, 66 pp. The Treponematosis of Tahi…
From the archives
Visionary experience and social protest in Polynesia
(1973). Visionary experience and social protest in Polynesia: A note on ‘Ofa Mele Longosai. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 125-132
The Hau concept of leadership in Western Polynesia∗
(1979). The Hau concept of leadership in Western Polynesia. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 28-49
The Changing Pacific
Sacred women chiefs and female ‘headmen’ in Polynesian history
(1987). Sacred women chiefs and female ‘headmen’ in Polynesian history. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 22, Sanctity and Power Gender in Polynesian History, pp. 139-172
The Tonga‐Samoa connection 1777–1845
Understanding Polynesian Traditional history
(1993). Understanding Polynesian Traditional history. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 139-158
Manuscript XIV part 2 A further view from a cousular verandah
(1996). Manuscript XIV part 2 A further view from a cousular verandah: Tonga 1885–86. The Journal of Pacific History: Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 224-235
Great families of Polynesia
The great ruling and sacred families of Polynesia were the senior representatives of tribal groupings or clans claiming a common homeland, or cult, and sometimes canoe tradition. Using the traditional framework of Polynesian history the inter‐island links and marriage patterns are examined in the four traditional periods, the age of the gods, the legendary period of the national or tribal ancestors, the semi‐legendary first genealogical period an…
Manuscript XVIII
Harry Maude
When the Journal's co-founder J.W. (Jim) Davidson died in April 1973, it was his senior colleague Harry Maude who gave the eulogy in which, in true civil service fashion, he subsumed his own contri
Proud shoes
Two hundred years of Christianity
DIANE BARWICK stood out among anthropologists -and historians for that matter -for her understanding and ready acceptance of the Christian dimension of modem Aboriginality. After all, considered per head of population, more Aboriginal people claim to be Christian than the large mass of other Australians. That this is so should not be surprising. Nor is it simply because Christianity can be seen as a 'religion of the oppressed' or even as 'the opi…
A missionary expedition from Zion Hill (Nundah) to Toorbul, Moreton Bay District, in 1842-43
German missionaries from various societies played an important role in Christianization schemes in Australia. The journals of such missionaries recorded the tribal movements and occupational pursuits of the Aboriginal tribes
Postcards
The obvious link between postcards and Aboriginal history is the photographic and descrip tive content of the cards themselves. During the latter part of the nineteenth century and well into this century photocards1 and postcards2 were printed, largely for overseas con sumption, which showed scenes of Aboriginal life or portraits of Aboriginal identities. Many of these cards are of value as often being the only records of what they portray.3
The imprimatur of Charles Perkins on Aboriginal History
Charles Perkins changed the ways other Australians thought about Aboriginal people and the way Aboriginal people perceived themselves. He was the imprimatur enabling the National Aborigines Day Observance Committee to revive the idea of Aboriginal history by modelling the new journal on The Journal of Pacific History
John Garrett
Sacred Gods from Polynesia
This magnificent exhibition brings together about 90 sacred Polynesian artefacts from museums and private collections all over the world, from St Petersburg to Belfast – representative of the art f
Manuscript XXVIII
One of the more detailed early accounts of the inhabitants ofWest New Guinea is contained in the answers to a questionnaire from 'the German Anthropological or Geographical Society'1 to the missionaries working in the Geelvink Bay district of West New Guinea, then nominally subject to the Sultan of Tidore. The manuscript, translated below, was written in Dutch, and it has not been established whether or not a copy was ever forwarded to the partic…
History (26 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (18 works) · Genealogy (15 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Ancient history (10 works) · Anthropology (7 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Art history (6 works)