The Fire of Māui: A Case Study in Narrative Transmission

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The Fire of Māui: A Case Study in Narrative Transmission

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Storytelling is intrinsically human, found in every known human population, and exclusive to the human species. From folktales to movies to the grand narratives of human history, stories affect lives and shape communities, playing a critical role in social learning, cultural inheritance, community building, and identity formation. Passed down from generation to generation and shared across geographical, linguistic, and cultural boundaries, stories evolve from one telling to the next, creating...

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Masters

Date created

2025-02-22

Creator

Stoddart, Debora

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/45636

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cultural phylogenetics / narrative transmission / cultural transmission / Polynesian mythology / phylogenetic networks / Māui / narrative evolution / storytelling

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