kapu (taboo system)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bridge
social class
Hawaiian tradition
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:King_Kamehameha_II
1819
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:kahuna_(priests)
aliʻi (chiefs)
gptkbp:etymology Hawaiian word for 'forbidden' or 'sacred'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label kapu (taboo system)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Polynesian_culture
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:prohibits certain foods for women
contact with chiefs' shadow
men and women eating together
overfishing certain areas
gptkbp:punishmentForViolation death
gptkbp:purpose regulate social order
define sacred and forbidden activities
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:tapu_(Polynesian_taboo)
taboo
gptkbp:usedBy Native Hawaiians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Hawaiians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6