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Nan Madol: Spaces on the Reef of Heaven Kindle Edition

by Masao Hadley (Author), Paul Ehrlich (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition

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History, stories, and descriptions of the city of man-made islands on Pohnpei Island in Micronesia. Who built it. How they did it. Its purpose(s). Its importance for the people and the culture of Pohnpei.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00QAL6ZIO
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ehrlich Communications (November 27, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 27, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2530 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 118 pages

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Philip Straffin

and the stories are wonderful. Read of the great salt eel Nahn Sanwohl

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2014

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This is a translation of an oral history of the impressive ruins of Nan Madol on the South Pacific island of Pohnpei, as told by Pohnpeian elder Masao Hadley in the 1960's. Much of the account is necessarily mythological, and the stories are wonderful.
Read of the great salt eel Nahn Sanwohl, the ahmara magic which lifted heavy rocks into place at Nan Madol, the appetites of early Saudeleurs for head lice and humans, and of how Semen Pwei Tikitik escaped drowning by running across the ocean on eels.

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Serepein en Awak

A good read

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2020

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Will recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about Nan Madol
Wish to get the Pohnpeian version as well, if there is one available.

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maggie Mielonen

Informative

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2015

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I am a Pohnpean I didn't pay much attention to the history of Nanmadol. I heard bit of the stories here and there. This book provide me with most of the information I needed to understand how and why certain activities are performed during the feasts. It also enlighten me on the origins of the titles being used to date.

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V. Chris Harrison

A treasure of Pohnpeian history

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2014

The history and oral tradition shared here is of great value to all who have connections to Pohnpei. Having lived there in the 1970s, I always felt a great reverence for Nan Madol and the unwritten history I felt there.

Masau Hadley has given us a priceless gift that answers many of the questions I've had for years and prompts many additional thoughts. I'm grateful for all that assisted in making this information available.

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Jose Mejia

Amazing!

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2022

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It's amazing how they built this stone city in the middle of the ocean without any modern equipment, the power of the gods.

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