{"id":169044,"date":"2026-09-05T14:05:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/?page_id=169044"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:30:52","slug":"ranginui-himnafadir-maora","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iwell-guard.com\/is\/ranginui-himnafadir-maora\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranginui \u2013 himnafa\u00f0ir \u00ed heimsfr\u00e6\u00f0i Ma\u00f3ra"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Ranginui \u2013 himnafa\u00f0irinn \u00ed heimsmynd Ma\u00f3ra<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Gu\u00f0<\/span>P\u00f3l\u00fdnes\u00eda \/ Ma\u00f3rar<\/a>Himnafa\u00f0ir<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ranginui er himnafa\u00f0ir \u00ed heimsfr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> Ma\u00f3ra. \u00c1samt jar\u00f0m\u00f3\u00f0urinni Papat\u016b\u0101nuku myndar hann frumforeldrapari\u00f0. Synir hans skilja hann me\u00f0 valdi fr\u00e1 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni til a\u00f0 skapa lj\u00f3s og l\u00edfsr\u00fdmi; fr\u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma er hann gr\u00e1tandi himinn sem sn\u00fdr s\u00e9r a\u00f0 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Yfirlit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ranginui, oft einfaldlega kalla\u00f0ur Rangi, er \u00ed heimsfr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> Ma\u00f3ra himinninn, hugsa\u00f0ur sem karlkyns frummynd og fa\u00f0ir. \u00c1samt jar\u00f0m\u00f3\u00f0urinni Papat\u016b\u0101nuku myndar hann frumforeldrapari\u00f0 sem gu\u00f0irnir og allt l\u00edf eru sprottin af. Eins og me\u00f0 Papat\u016b\u0101nuku \u00e1 vi\u00f0: Ranginui r\u00e6\u00f0ur ekki yfir himninum, hann er himinninn. Nafn og e\u00f0li eru eitt og hi\u00f0 sama.<\/p>

Innan tr\u00faarbrag\u00f0a P\u00f3l\u00fdnes\u00edu \/ Ma\u00f3ra<\/a> stendur Ranginui \u00ed upphafi \u00e6tternisra\u00f0arins, whakapapa, sem tengir gu\u00f0i, land og f\u00f3lk. Hann heyrir \u00feannig til fyrstu kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ar pers\u00f3nuger\u00f0ra m\u00e1ttarvalda. Hin eiginlega go\u00f0s\u00f6gulega merking hans skapast s\u00ed\u00f0ur af verkum hans en af \u00f6rl\u00f6gum hans: af fa\u00f0mlaginu vi\u00f0 j\u00f6r\u00f0ina og hinum s\u00e1rsaukafulla skilna\u00f0i fr\u00e1 henni.<\/p>

Tr\u00faarfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega s\u00e9\u00f0 er Ranginui birtingarmynd himnaf\u00f6\u00f0ursins sem myndar kosm\u00edskt par me\u00f0 jar\u00f0m\u00f3\u00f0ur. \u00deetta minni<\/span> er algengt v\u00ed\u00f0a um P\u00f3l\u00fdnes\u00edu og kemur einnig fram \u00ed fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum \u00f6\u00f0rum go\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0um. Einkennandi fyrir \u00fatg\u00e1fu Ma\u00f3ra er a\u00f0 heimurinn myndast ekki me\u00f0 sk\u00f6punarverki, heldur me\u00f0 \u00fat\u00feenslu og skilna\u00f0i \u00feessa frumpars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Nafn og or\u00f0sifjar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Nafni\u00f0 Ranginui er samsett \u00far rangi<\/em>, himinn, og nui<\/em>, mikill. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00fev\u00ed hinn mikli himinn. Or\u00f0i\u00f0 rangi<\/em> er algengt \u00ed ma\u00f3ram\u00e1li og hinum tengdu p\u00f3l\u00fdnes\u00edsku tungum\u00e1lum og t\u00e1knar b\u00e6\u00f0i hinn s\u00fdnilega himin og daginn.<\/p>

\u00cd fr\u00e1s\u00f6gunum kemur oftast fram styttri myndin Rangi. Auk \u00feess eru til fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rg vi\u00f0urnefni sem t\u00e1kna mismunandi hli\u00f0ar himinsins, svo sem hinn hei\u00f0a, hinn fjarl\u00e6ga e\u00f0a \u00feann himin sem brei\u00f0ist yfir allt. Sum munnm\u00e6li \u00feekkja r\u00f6\u00f0 e\u00f0a lagskiptingu margra himna, \u00fear sem Ranginui er hinn ne\u00f0sti, s\u00e1 sem sn\u00fdr a\u00f0 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni.<\/p>

Tengd n\u00f6fn fyrir himingervinga finnast \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum hlutum P\u00f3l\u00fdnes\u00edu, sem setur Ranginui \u00ed samhengi vi\u00f0 sameiginlegan go\u00f0afr\u00e6\u00f0ilegan arf. Eins og me\u00f0 Papat\u016b\u0101nuku ber a\u00f0 hafa \u00ed huga einingu nafns, pers\u00f3nulegrar myndar og efnislegs raunveruleika: Ranginui er ekki gu\u00f0 himinsins, heldur himinninn sj\u00e1lfur sem tengdur, pers\u00f3nuger\u00f0ur m\u00e1ttur.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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L\u00fdsing og birtingarmyndir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ranginui er s\u00fdndur sem karlkyns mynd sem liggur yfir j\u00f6r\u00f0inni og er s\u00ed\u00f0ar hafinn upp. \u00c1 t\u00edmabilinu fyrir skilna\u00f0inn hv\u00edlir l\u00edkami hans beint \u00e1 l\u00edkama Papat\u016b\u0101nuku, \u00feannig a\u00f0 hvorki r\u00fam n\u00e9 lj\u00f3s er \u00e1 milli \u00feeirra. Eftir skilna\u00f0inn er hann himinninn sem er breiddur \u00fat h\u00e1tt uppi og hvelfist yfir heiminum.<\/p>

Birtingarmyndir hans eru fyrirb\u00e6ri himinsins. Regni\u00f0 og d\u00f6ggin eru talin vera t\u00e1r hans sem hann fellir af s\u00f6knu\u00f0i eftir hinni a\u00f0skildu eiginkonu.<\/p>

\u00cd sumum munnm\u00e6lum eru stj\u00f6rnurnar t\u00falka\u00f0ar sem skartgripir sem sonur hans veitti honum eftir skilna\u00f0inn til a\u00f0 hugga f\u00f6\u00f0urinn og hei\u00f0ra hann. Sk\u00fdin, m\u00f3\u00f0an og dagslj\u00f3si\u00f0 heyra einnig til s\u00fdnilegrar n\u00e1vistar hans.<\/p>

\u00d3l\u00edkt trickster-gu\u00f0um e\u00f0a gu\u00f0um sem breyta um mynd kemur Ranginui ekki fram \u00ed mismunandi gervum. N\u00e1vist hans er hin st\u00f6\u00f0uga n\u00e1vist himinsins yfir landinu. Einkennandi fyrir hann er umhyggjuafsta\u00f0an: hann er \u00e1vallt uppi, en hann sn\u00fdr s\u00e9r a\u00f0 j\u00f6r\u00f0inni, og sorg hans vi\u00f0heldur tengslunum vi\u00f0 Papat\u016b\u0101nuku.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Go\u00f0s\u00f6gn og arfleif\u00f0<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mi\u00f0l\u00e6gur go\u00f0saga<\/span> um Ranginui er a\u00f0skilna\u00f0ur frumforeldraparins. \u00cd upphafi liggja Ranginui og Papat\u016b\u0101nuku \u00ed \u00fe\u00e9ttu fa\u00f0mlagi. Gu\u00f0legir synir \u00feeirra, inniloka\u00f0ir \u00ed myrkrinu milli foreldranna, r\u00e1\u00f0gast um hvernig \u00feeir geti fengi\u00f0 lj\u00f3s og r\u00fdmi. \u00deeir hafna hugmyndinni um a\u00f0 drepa foreldrana og \u00e1kve\u00f0a \u00feess \u00ed sta\u00f0 a\u00f0 skilja \u00feau a\u00f0.<\/p>

Margir synir reyna \u00e1n \u00e1rangurs a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00fdsta himni og j\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00ed sundur. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki fyrr en T\u0101ne, gu\u00f0 sk\u00f3ganna, sem \u00fea\u00f0 tekst, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja sig me\u00f0 her\u00f0unum vi\u00f0 j\u00f6r\u00f0ina og f\u00f3tunum vi\u00f0 himininn og lyfta Ranginui h\u00e6gt upp.<\/p>

\u00deannig ver\u00f0ur heimur lj\u00f3ssins til. Annar sonur, T\u0101whirim\u0101tea, gu\u00f0 storma, er \u00f3s\u00e1ttur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0skilna\u00f0inn. Hann fylgir f\u00f6\u00f0ur s\u00ednum upp \u00ed h\u00e6\u00f0irnar og sendir \u00fea\u00f0an vind og \u00f3ve\u00f0ur gegn br\u00e6\u00f0rum s\u00ednum sem eftir ur\u00f0u ni\u00f0ri.<\/p>

A\u00f0skilna\u00f0urinn f\u00e6rir heiminum l\u00edfi\u00f0, en fyrir foreldrana er hann vi\u00f0varandi s\u00e1rsauki. Ranginui gr\u00e6tur, og t\u00e1r hans falla sem regn og d\u00f6gg yfir Papat\u016b\u0101nuku; h\u00fan sendir sitt andvarp upp til hans sem \u00feoku. \u00deannig \u00fatsk\u00fdrir go\u00f0sagan<\/span> hina \u00f3slitnu tengingu himins og jar\u00f0ar.<\/p>

\u00cd sumum \u00fatg\u00e1fum s\u00f6gunnar hugga T\u0101ne f\u00f6\u00f0ur sinn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skreyta hann me\u00f0 s\u00f3l, m\u00e1na og stj\u00f6rnum. Um a\u00f0skilna\u00f0inn segir me\u00f0al annars sk\u00f6punarsagan sem Te Rangik\u0101heke skr\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld; auk \u00feess eru til fj\u00f6lmargar sta\u00f0bundnar \u00fatg\u00e1fur me\u00f0 mismunandi sm\u00e1atri\u00f0um.<\/p>

\u00de\u00e1ttur sem er \u00fatf\u00e6r\u00f0ur \u00ed m\u00f6rgum \u00fatg\u00e1fum var\u00f0ar skreytingu Ranginui. Eftir a\u00f0 himinninn hefur veri\u00f0 lyftur upp vir\u00f0ist hann fyrst nakinn og bersnau\u00f0ur.<\/p>

T\u0101ne reynir a\u00f0 skreyta hann me\u00f0 \u00fdmsum lj\u00f3sum og kemur a\u00f0 lokum himintunglunum fyrir \u00e1 l\u00edkama hans: rau\u00f0u lj\u00f3si morgunro\u00f0ans, s\u00f3linni, m\u00e1nanum og s\u00ed\u00f0ast stj\u00f6rnunum, sem hann dreifir \u00far k\u00f6rfu.<\/p>

\u00deessi fr\u00e1s\u00f6gn \u00fatsk\u00fdrir einnig hina s\u00fdnilegu skipan himinsins og gefur henni merkingu, \u00fev\u00ed skreytingin er ath\u00f6fn yfirb\u00f3tar og huggunar fyrir hinn a\u00f0skilda f\u00f6\u00f0ur.<\/p>

Sumar \u00fatg\u00e1fur \u00feekkja auk \u00feess fors\u00f6gu sem \u00e1 s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur en a\u00f0skilna\u00f0urinn ver\u00f0ur. \u00de\u00e6r l\u00e1ta hugsun og leit, og s\u00ed\u00f0ar frumforeldrapari\u00f0, ver\u00f0a til \u00ed \u00e1f\u00f6ngum \u00far hinu \u00f3skipta upphafs\u00e1standi, \u00far Engu, t\u00f3mi og n\u00f3tt.<\/p>

Ranginui stendur \u00feannig ekki vi\u00f0 hinn algj\u00f6ra upphafspunkt, heldur sem fyrsta karlkyns veran \u00e1 m\u00f3tum hins formlausa frumt\u00edma og hins skipulag\u00f0a heims. Fj\u00f6ldi og r\u00f6\u00f0 sonanna sem reyna a\u00f0skilna\u00f0inn er einnig breytilegur milli iwi; einstakir \u00e6ttb\u00e1lkar nefna a\u00f0ra gu\u00f0i sem hinn fars\u00e6la lyftara e\u00f0a \u00feekkja fleiri systkini sem koma ekki fram \u00ed hinni vel \u00feekktu \u00fatg\u00e1fu Te Rangik\u0101heke.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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D\u00fdrkun og tilbei\u00f0sla<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Eins og fyrir Papat\u016b\u0101nuku voru engin hof<\/span> e\u00f0a s\u00e9rst\u00f6k tr\u00faarleg stofnun fyrir Ranginui. D\u00fdrkun hans var hluti af hinni v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6ku helgisi\u00f0askipan sem stj\u00f3rna\u00f0i sambandi mannsins vi\u00f0 gu\u00f0legu m\u00e1ttarv\u00f6ldin og n\u00e1tt\u00faruna. Ranginui var \u00e1kalla\u00f0ur \u00ed karakia, hinum helgu \u00e1kallsform\u00falum og b\u00e6num sem fylgdu mikilv\u00e6gum ath\u00f6fnum.<\/p>

Ranginui skipti s\u00e9rstaklega m\u00e1li \u00fear sem um var a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a ve\u00f0ur, regn, himintungl og t\u00edmatal. Athugun himinsins, stjarnanna og uppkomu \u00feeirra var \u00f3missandi fyrir siglingar, akuryrkju og h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ardagat\u00f6l; \u00feekkingin \u00e1 \u00feessu var tengd go\u00f0s\u00f6gulegri mynd himinfa\u00f0irins. S\u00e1 sem l\u00e6r\u00f0i a\u00f0 lesa himininn haf\u00f0i me\u00f0 Ranginui og t\u00e1kn hans a\u00f0 gera.<\/p>

\u00cd r\u00e6\u00f0um \u00e1 marae, samkomusta\u00f0num, eru Ranginui og Papat\u016b\u0101nuku \u00e1k\u00f6llu\u00f0 saman fram \u00e1 \u00feennan dag, oft \u00ed inngangs\u00e1kallinu<\/span> sem heilsar himni og j\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur en tala\u00f0 er um mennina.<\/p>

\u00deannig er frumforeldrapari\u00f0 enn vi\u00f0statt \u00ed helgisi\u00f0atali Ma\u00f3ra, jafnvel \u00fear sem enginn eiginlegur d\u00fdrkun<\/span> er lengur til sta\u00f0ar. N\u00e1in tengsl Ranginui og Papat\u016b\u0101nuku \u00ed b\u00e6ninni<\/span> endurspegla go\u00f0s\u00f6gulega s\u00e1ran s\u00f6knu\u00f0 hinna a\u00f0skildu foreldra.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Verndara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir og fr\u00e1hrindandi t\u00e1kn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Vernd \u00ed tengslum vi\u00f0 Ranginui snertir fyrst og fremst r\u00e9tta skipan gagnvart m\u00e1ttarv\u00f6ldum himins og ve\u00f0urs. Stormur, \u00f3ve\u00f0ur og \u00feurrkur voru skildir sem verk gu\u00f0legra krafta, s\u00e9rstaklega sem verk stormgu\u00f0sins T\u0101whirim\u0101tea, sem haf\u00f0i dregist upp til f\u00f6\u00f0ur sins eftir a\u00f0skilna\u00f0inn.<\/p>

V\u00f6rn gegn sl\u00edkum h\u00e6ttum f\u00f3lst \u00ed karakia, hinum helgu \u00e1kallsform\u00falum sem nota\u00f0ar voru til a\u00f0 stilla \u00f3ve\u00f0ur e\u00f0a bi\u00f0ja um hagst\u00e6tt ve\u00f0ur.<\/p>

Eiginleg v\u00f6rn \u00ed formi verndargripa e\u00f0a hluta sem tengdust s\u00e9rstaklega Ranginui er ekki einkennandi.<\/p>

Vernd f\u00f3lst \u00feess \u00ed sta\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00e9ttri \u00feekkingu og r\u00e9ttri heg\u00f0un: \u00ed kunn\u00e1ttu \u00e1 himint\u00e1knum, uppkomu stjarna og ve\u00f0urreglum sem ger\u00f0u go\u00f0s\u00f6gulega \u00feekkingu \u00e1 Ranginui a\u00f0 hagn\u00fdtu gagni. S\u00e1 sem gat lesi\u00f0 himininn gat brug\u00f0ist t\u00edmanlega vi\u00f0 h\u00e6ttum.<\/p>

Fr\u00e1 tr\u00faarfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegu sj\u00f3narhorni s\u00e9st h\u00e9r aftur hi\u00f0 d\u00e6miger\u00f0a mynstur Ma\u00f3ra, a\u00f0 vernd byggist \u00e1 tengslum, \u00feekkingu og h\u00f3fsemi, ekki \u00e1 einangra\u00f0ri t\u00f6frum<\/span>.<\/p>

Helgisi\u00f0abundin vir\u00f0ing fyrir himinf\u00f6\u00f0urnum, til d\u00e6mis \u00ed inngangs\u00e1kalli himins og jar\u00f0ar, haf\u00f0i sj\u00e1lf var\u00f0veislugildi: H\u00fan felldi manninn inn \u00ed hi\u00f0 fr\u00e6ndsemislega samhengi alheims og samf\u00e9lags og trygg\u00f0i \u00feannig grundv\u00f6ll athafna.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sta\u00f0a \u00ed \u00e6ttart\u00f6lum og stj\u00f6rnufr\u00e6\u00f0ilegri \u00feekkingu<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ranginui er ekki a\u00f0eins go\u00f0sagnaleg frumvera, heldur einnig upphafspunktur hagn\u00fdtrar \u00feekkingar. Himinl\u00f6gin, sem sumar sagnir gera r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir yfir honum, eru talin b\u00fasta\u00f0ir annarra m\u00e1ttarvalda, og athugun himinsins \u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0ist \u00ed h\u00e1\u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0a fr\u00e6\u00f0igrein sem h\u00e9lst tengd hinni go\u00f0sagnalegu mynd himinf\u00f6\u00f0urins.<\/p>

Stj\u00f6rnu- og tunglfr\u00e6\u00f0i haf\u00f0i s\u00e9rstaka \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu. Heliakalegur uppgangur stj\u00f6rnu\u00feyrpingarins Matariki, sem t\u00e1knar Sj\u00f6stirni\u00f0, e\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0rum \u00e6ttb\u00e1lkasv\u00e6\u00f0um stj\u00f6rnunnar Puanga, marka\u00f0i \u00e1ram\u00f3t og upphaf n\u00fds r\u00e6ktunart\u00edmabils.<\/p>

Tunglalmanaki\u00f0, maramataka<\/em>, skipulag\u00f0i n\u00e6tur tunglm\u00e1na\u00f0arins eftir h\u00e6fni \u00feeirra til fiskvei\u00f0a, gr\u00f3\u00f0ursetningar og uppskeru. \u00deessi \u00feekking var bundin s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingum, tohunga<\/em>, og var mi\u00f0la\u00f0 \u00e1fram \u00ed n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega var\u00f0veittum myndum.<\/p>

Siglingar \u00e1 opnu hafi bygg\u00f0ust einnig \u00e1 himni Ranginuis. Sj\u00f3farendurnir sem bygg\u00f0u Kyrrahafi\u00f0 l\u00e1su stefnu s\u00edna af uppgangsst\u00f6\u00f0um stjarnanna, vindi og hafs\u00faldu.<\/p>

V\u00edsindalega s\u00e9\u00f0 birtist h\u00e9r a\u00f0 go\u00f0sagnaleg mynd himinf\u00f6\u00f0urins og hin n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma athugun himintunglanna voru \u00ed hugsun Ma\u00f3ra ekki a\u00f0skilin svi\u00f0: S\u00e1 sem gat lesi\u00f0 himininn hreyf\u00f0ist innan l\u00edkama tengdra, pers\u00f3nuger\u00f0ra m\u00e1ttarvalda og n\u00fdtti s\u00e9r samt\u00edmis n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma, reynslubundna \u00feekkingu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hli\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00f6\u00f0rum menningarheimum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Frumforeldrap\u00f6rin himinfa\u00f0ir og jar\u00f0m\u00f3\u00f0ir eru \u00fatbreidd um alla P\u00f3l\u00fdnes\u00edu. \u00c1 Hawaii, \u00ed Samf\u00e9lagseyjunum og v\u00ed\u00f0ar m\u00e1 finna svipa\u00f0ar himinger\u00f0ir og s\u00f6gur um a\u00f0skilna\u00f0 himins og jar\u00f0ar. \u00deessi samsv\u00f6run bendir til sameiginlegs p\u00f3l\u00fdnes\u00edsks go\u00f0sagnaarfs.<\/p>

Utan P\u00f3l\u00fdnes\u00edu tilheyrir Ranginui hinni \u00fatbreiddu, heims\u00feekktu ger\u00f0 himinf\u00f6\u00f0urins. \u00cd gr\u00edskum arfs\u00f6gnum<\/span> myndar \u00daranos me\u00f0 Gaju samb\u00e6rilegt par, en n\u00e1in tengsl \u00feeirra eru rofin me\u00f0 valdi af b\u00f6rnum \u00feeirra.<\/p>

\u00deetta minni<\/span> um a\u00f0skilna\u00f0 himins og jar\u00f0ar af hendi afkomendanna er sl\u00e1andi l\u00edkt Ma\u00f3ra-fr\u00e1s\u00f6gninni \u00ed uppbyggingu. A\u00f0rar ind\u00f3evr\u00f3pskar hef\u00f0ir kannast einnig vi\u00f0 himinf\u00f6\u00f0ur sem h\u00e1a gu\u00f0veru<\/span>.<\/p>

V\u00edsindalega er r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 benda \u00e1 a\u00f0 sl\u00edkar samsvaranir sanna ekki bein tengsl. \u00de\u00e6r s\u00fdna a\u00f0 t\u00falkun himins og jar\u00f0ar sem andst\u00e6\u00f0s og samt\u00edmis frj\u00f3vgandi pars er \u00fatbreitt heimsfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegt mynstur.<\/p>

Ma\u00f3ra-\u00fatg\u00e1fan sker sig \u00far me\u00f0 tveimur einkennum: me\u00f0 innfellingu \u00ed whakapapa, sem tengir gu\u00f0i, land og f\u00f3lk \u00f3sliti\u00f0 saman, og me\u00f0 sterkri \u00e1herslu \u00e1 s\u00f6knu\u00f0inn og sorgina sem \u00e1fram binda hi\u00f0 a\u00f0skilda par saman.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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N\u00fat\u00edmavi\u00f0t\u00f6kur og ranns\u00f3knir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ranns\u00f3knir \u00e1 Ranginui eru n\u00e1tengdar ranns\u00f3knum \u00e1 allri heimsfr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span> Ma\u00f3ra. \u00de\u00e6r h\u00f3fust \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld me\u00f0 s\u00f6fnum George Grey og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum ranns\u00f3knum Elsdon Best. Edward Tregear rannsaka\u00f0i p\u00f3l\u00fdnes\u00edsk tungum\u00e1latengsl, og s\u00ed\u00f0ari h\u00f6fundar eins og Margaret Orbell settu go\u00f0s\u00f6gurnar \u00ed kerfi og gagnr\u00fdndu \u00fe\u00e6r.<\/p>

H\u00e9r gildir s\u00f6mulei\u00f0is a\u00f0 lesa hina eldri arfs\u00f6gn<\/span> me\u00f0 g\u00e1t. N\u00fdlenduritstj\u00f3rar samr\u00e6mdu fr\u00e1sagnirnar og l\u00f6gu\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e6r a\u00f0 evr\u00f3pskum v\u00e6ntingum; sk\u00f6punarsaga Te Rangik\u0101hekes var\u00f0 a\u00f0 hinni vir\u00f0ist r\u00e1\u00f0andi \u00fatg\u00e1fu vegna \u00fatg\u00e1fu Greys, \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 a\u00f0eins ein af m\u00f6rgum \u00e6ttb\u00e1lkahef\u00f0um.<\/p>

N\u00fdrri ranns\u00f3knir leggja \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1herslu \u00e1 fj\u00f6lbreytileika sv\u00e6\u00f0isbundinna \u00fatg\u00e1fa og \u00e1 v\u00e6gi radda Ma\u00f3ra sj\u00e1lfra.<\/p>

\u00cd n\u00fat\u00edmanum eru Ranginui og Papat\u016b\u0101nuku fastir \u00fe\u00e6ttir \u00ed menningarlegri sj\u00e1lfsmynd. \u00deau koma fram \u00ed menntun, b\u00f3kmenntum, list og opinberri umr\u00e6\u00f0u, oft nefnd saman sem par. Go\u00f0sagan<\/span> um a\u00f0skildu foreldrana \u00fej\u00f3nar \u00fear ekki a\u00f0eins sem minning um forna heimsfr\u00e6\u00f0i<\/span>, heldur einnig sem mynd fyrir samband manns, lands og himins.<\/p>

Umr\u00e6\u00f0an sem fram fer \u00e1 N\u00fdja Sj\u00e1landi um lagalega vi\u00f0urkenningu n\u00e1tt\u00faruvera tengist \u00feessari heimss\u00fdn, \u00fear sem himinn og j\u00f6r\u00f0 eru tengdar pers\u00f3nur og ekki bara au\u00f0lindir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Heimildir (\u00farval)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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