Week 12- Māori Prophets

Question 1

Belich states, ‘while many Māori ‘adopted’ Christianity, many more ‘adapted’ Christianity…’ Explain

Answer 1

Religion was already a way of life through the concepts of tapu & noa for Māori people. Therefore, it was less of a stretch & they only needed to adapt the Christian teaching to their already rigid social restrictions. Even the Creation Narratives are similar.

Question 2

What led to the rise of many Māori prophetic movements?

Answer 2

Māori prophetic leaders brought the two worlds together: wove together beliefs & practices with Biblical & Christian ones. Plus Missionaries educated the Māori people who became prophets.

Question 3

When & where was the first Christian sermon held in Aotearoa?

Answer 3

1814 held the first Christian sermon in the Bay of Islands. Samuel Marsden & translator Ruatara.

Question 4

Name 3 Māori prophetic movements. Outline these movements & their leaders.

Answer 4

1833-Papahurihia in Bay of islands a matakite (seer) attracted many followers he called them Hūrai (Jews) & criticised the protestant missionaries. Later became Hone Heke’s Tohunga.

Question 5

Name 3 Māori prophetic movements. Outline these movements & their leaders.

Answer 5

1850s Te Hura (woman’s name). Hawkes Bay an old woman received a divine message conveyed through her dead child & Moses. She offered healing. Good example of how for Māori, ancestral & biblical worlds merged.

Question 6

Name 3 Māori prophetic movements. Outline these movements & their leaders.

Answer 6

1860s Te Ua Haumene (man’s name). Founded “Pai Mārire” (Goodness and Peace) or “HauHau” Faith. Te Ua identified w/ old testament Israelites.