Commentary: The potential for the use of karakia at the beginning of the restoration process

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Commentary: The potential for the use of karakia at the beginning of the restoration process

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In pre- colonial Māori society, when a released prisoner or slave was returned to their home people, special karakia were used to remove the negative noa they were under, thus restoring their intrinsic tapu. The author discusses whether karakia can be used in contemporary times to restore the mana and tapu of modern- day released prisoners to aid them in their journey of rehabilitation. He also questions whether this practice of restoring tapu and the sense of tapu has any use for survivors o...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Journal article

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Article

Date created

2012

Creator

Eketone, Anaru

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/6654

Related subjects

prisoner / rehabilitation / tapu / noa / karakia / desistance / restoration

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