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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Large sized full colour paperback in very good condition. This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Missionaries and Idols in Polynesia' at the Brunei Gallery SOAS, University of London from 9 July - 19 September 2015. Cover edges and corners are slighlty bumped and rubbed. Page block foot is lightly scored. Covers are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.

Card Covers With French Folds. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. Brian Carlson (Photographs) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London from July to September 2015, chronicling the first phase of a missionary endeavour in Polynesia which resulted in the Europeans saving many of the idols they came to destroy. 166pp illustrated throughout in colour. Minimal marking to edges, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. vii, 166 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm. Contents: Missionaries and idols in Polynesia : the exhibition LMS objects in the William Oldman Collection Papeiha's account of the Christianisation of Rarotonga Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Brunei Gallery SOAS, University of London, July 9 - September 19, 2015.

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; xv, 222 pages: illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour); 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Sources -- The early years of the LMS -- Viriamu -- The missionaries versus the temples and the idols -- Idol materials : feathers, tapa, and sennit -- Idol-trophies and the LMS collections -- Findings -- Appendix 1: Polynesian objects lying at Williams' feet in the Anelay watercolor -- Appendix 2: John Jefferson's account of his visit to a marae at Opare, Tahiti, 3 October 1798 -- Appendix 3: Letter Williams and Threlkeld to Burder 18 October 1821 concerning the introdu[c]tion of Christianity to Rurutu -- Appendix 4: Letter Bourne and Williams to Tyerman and Bennet 11 August 1823 summarizing the Endeavour voyage to central Polynesia -- Appendix 5: Extract from the journal of Williams and Bourne describing the introduction of Christianity to the Central Cook Islands in 1823 -- Appendix 6: 'More joy for Christians': Williams' account of the July 1823 Endeavour voyage to the Central Cook Islands, consisting mainly of Papeiha's narrative of the conversion of Aitutaki -- Appendix 7: The LMS collection: Catalogue of the missionary museum; British Museum LMS collection registration slips; some particulars of the missionary museum -- Appendix 8: Polynesian terms pertaining to gods and god images. Review: . . . this book offers an excellent starting point for scholars wishing to pursue issues pertaining to the missionary enterprise, pivotal in Central Polynesian history and which has just started being considered -- Fanny Wonu Veys. Subjects; Williams, John 1796-1839. London Missionary Society - History. Church Missionary Society. Missions, English - Polynesia. Idols and images - Polynesia. Ethnology - Polynesia. Culture conflict - Polynesia. Art, Polynesian - Religious aspects. Gods, Polynesian. Missions - Polynesia. Polynesia - Religion. Polynesia - Social life and customs. Material Culture. Cultural Anthropology. Art of indigenous peoples; Cultural studies. ART / Asian. RELIGION / History. Material culture - Polynesia. 1.2 Kg.