The Inscribed Tablets of Easter Island: in the reading of Metoro and Ure Vaeiko - Softcover

Richter, Egbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3736993072 ISBN 13: 9783736993075

Verlag: Cuvillier Verlag, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

The tablets of Easter Island that are known under the name of Rongorongo, are still regarded as undeciphered, since their reading by the natives Metoro and Ure Veiko seem to be unintelligible and it cannot be decided, to which tablet they may refer. But when the subject or category of a tablet has been recognized, the names of the signs, as they are called by the native readers or chanters become meaningful too, and if contradictions occur, they can be removed by the investigation of the structure of the signs. The subject can be deduced from the contents of the tablet and the partly known oral tradition of the island. It is always based on the religion of the tribal community, into which the youths are admitted by initiation as it is known from other tribes and cultures. To become acquainted with the tradition it is necessary to learn the language of Easter Island known as Rapanui nowadays, whereas the Island is called Rapa Nui. Its original words and its grammar has only been preserved in the inscriptions of the tablets. Besides, one should be free from cultural prejudice know as eurocentrism, otherwise it will be impossible to understand the inner world of the natives.

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Egbert Richter-Ushanas who was born in Bremen in 1938 has studied Western and Indian philosophy, science of religion and several European, Oriental and Indian languages. When he studied the Rongorongo-tablets in comparison with the signs of the Indus script, he realized that word scripts are equally readable as letter scripts. Since 2014 he receives a honorary donation from the President of the federal republic of Germany in recognition of his highly valuable contribution to the human culture. By the extension 'Ushanas' to his author-name he indicates his close relationship to the ancient Indian and the Vedic tradition.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cuvillier Verlag
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3736993072
• ISBN 13: 9783736993075
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 354
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