Contents

1. Cover Image
2. Title Page
3. Epigraph
4. Acknowledgments
5. Chapter 1. Introduction to the Maori
6. Chapter 2. Historical Overview of the Esoteric Tradition
7. Chapter 3. Deities of the Maori Pantheon
   1. Io
   2. Rangi and Papa
   3. Tane
   4. Tu
   5. Rongo
   6. Tangaroa
   7. Tawhiri-Matea
   8. Haumia
   9. Whiro
   10. Ru (or Ruaumoko)
8. Chapter 4. Parallels to Dogon Cosmology
9. Chapter 5. Mythic Themes of Maori Cosmology
10. Chapter 6. Pre-Buddhist and Hindu Influences on Maori Religion
11. Chapter 7. Echoes of Gobekli Tepe among the Maori
12. Chapter 8. Maori and Tamil Word Correlations
13. Chapter 9. Evidence of the Sakti Cult in Maori Culture
14. Chapter 10. Symbolic Aspects of Ganesha in Maori Cosmology
15. Chapter 11. Ancient Egyptian Word Correlations to the Maori
16. Chapter 12. Yah and Maori Concepts of Creation from Light
17. Chapter 13. Foundational Philosophies in Maori Cosmology
18. Chapter 14. Maori References to the Field of Arou
19. Chapter 15. The Wharekura, or School of Reeds
20. Chapter 16. Maori Concepts of the Priesthood and Sacred Spots
21. Chapter 17. Maori Myth of the Overturning of the Earth Mother
22. Chapter 18. Tracks of the Peti and the Papae in New Zealand
23. Chapter 19. Symbolism of the Seven Mythic Canoes of the Maori
24. Chapter 20. The Sacrifice of the Nummo
25. Chapter 21. Putting the Maori References in Context
26. Endnotes
27. Bibliography
28. About the Author
29. About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
30. Books of Related Interest
31. Copyright & Permissions
32. Index