Micronesian Religion and Lore: A Guide to Sources, 1526--1990.

• Author: GEROW, EDWIN
• Position: Review

Micronesian Religion and Lore: A Guide to Sources, 1526--1990. By DOUGLAS HAYNES and WILLIAM L. WUERCH. Westport, Conn.: GREENWOOD PRESS, 1995. Pp. xxi + 300. $75.

This annotated bibliography is a model of such works, and will be the source and beginning of most future work on the ethnology of Micronesia. It references 1193 items--journal articles, ephemera, and monographs--divided into eight categories: "Early Accounts, l526-1872," "General or Comprehensive Works," "Myths, Legends, Proverbs, and Riddles," "Magic and Medicine," "Supernatural Beings," "The Life Cycle," "Acculturation, Persistence, and Preservation," and "Song, Dance, Music, and Celebration." Studies of the languages of Micronesia are...