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Tapu [1] [2] [3] is a Polynesian traditional concept denoting something holy or sacred, with "spiritual restriction" or "implied prohibition"; it involves rules and prohibitions. The English word taboo derives from this later meaning and dates from Captain James Cook 's visit to Tonga in 1777.
Although kapu can be taken to mean "keep out", kapu has a larger meaning to most residents of Hawaii. By contrast, in New Zealand, the comparable word "tapu" is almost always applied in English as meaning "sacred".
The English term taboo comes from tapu in Oceanic languages, particularly Polynesian languages, with such meanings as "prohibited" or "forbidden". That root tapu is reflected, among others, by Tongan or Māori tapu, and by Hawaiian kapu.
Tapu (Polynesian culture), a concept of sacredness from which the word "taboo" is derived; Tapu (Ottoman law), a form of land tenure in the Ottoman Empire, subject to ...
Māori followed certain practices that relate to traditional concepts like tapu.Certain people and objects contain mana – spiritual power or essence. In earlier times, tribal members of a higher rank would not touch objects which belonged to members of a lower rank – to do so would constitute "pollution"; and persons of a lower rank could not touch the belongings of a highborn person ...
In Māori culture, a rāhui is a form of tapu restricting access to, or use of, an area or resource by the kaitiaki (guardian/s) of the area in the spirit of kaitiakitanga. [1] With the passing of the 1996 Fisheries Act , a rāhui was able to be imposed by the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries , [ 2 ] a role that has since been taken over by ...
Whakapapa is also believed to determine an individual's intrinsic tapu. [7] "Sharing whakapapa enables the identification of obligations...and gaining trust of participants". [8] Additionally, since whakapapa is believed to be "inextricably linked to the physical gene", [9] concepts of tapu would still apply. Therefore, it is essential to ...
Tapu was, and still is, one of the most deeply ingrained beliefs and religious customs of Māori. The word tapu may be translated as "sacred" or "forbidden", but Māori tapu has a host of variations. There was a personal tapu and local tapu; tapu of one kind or another faced the Māori everywhere.