Browsing Department of Social Anthropology by Author "Torgersen, Eilin Holtan"

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Lavaland : Vernacular Seismology in Volatile Volcanic Environments in Puna, Hawai'i

Torgersen, Eilin Holtan (Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-23)

Vulkanen Kīlauea på Hawaiʻi’s Big Island er en av de mest aktive vulkanene i verden. Folk har bodd i høyrisikoområder i Punadistriktet, som ligger på nordsiden av denne vulkanen, i over 1000 år. Denne avhandlingen handler ...
The social meanings of hula - Hawaiian traditions and politicized identities in Hilo

Torgersen, Eilin Holtan (Master thesis, 2010)

The social meanings of hula, the Hawaiian dance and tradition, are many and diverse. While originally having the function of preserving stories, legends and myths of the past, it has faced many interpretations and ascribed ...