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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Kapuhenasa'' comes from the Polynesian concept of ''kapu'' or taboo. It refers prohibitions of concepts, behaviors and actions that are impure or unclean in the sense that they degrade ''mana'', the universal divine energy. Breaking a ''kapu'' is a grave offense, and the Kapuhenasa evolved out of a religious structure designed to enforce the ''kapu''. The term henasa translates roughly to "gardener", and hence Kapuhenasa means "Gardener/Cultivator of Sacred Law" which corresponds to the function of the Loa religious organization as the arbiters of divine will. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
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==Liturgy== | ==Liturgy== | ||
===Anahuenna=== | ===Anahuenna=== | ||
The Anahuenna is the principle origin of the native components of theology in the Kapuhenasa. It was compiled in the 1500s as a collection of poems in the tradition of [[Later Polynesian Philosophy]]. It consists of 12,800 poems, hymns and epigraphs in dedication to philosophical concepts such as "mystery's end", "god im tired, ill do this later | |||
===Books of Ecdysis=== | ===Books of Ecdysis=== | ||
===Other Holy Books=== | ===Other Holy Books=== | ||