kwoiam

Updated: August 19, 2026

One hero, Kwoiam of Mabuiag, is said to have been a real man, and to have been almost deified; divinization of dead men is not unusual in Polynesia. +476+. New Guinea. In the eastern portion of British New Guinea the peculiarities of organization are that the people live in hamlets; that there is generally a combination of totems in a clan; and that special regard is paid to the father's totem.

Crawford Howell Toy - Introduction to the History of Religions: Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV