{"product_id":"mihaia-the-prophet-rua-kenana-his-community-at-maungapohatu-by-judith-binney-gillian-chaplin-craig-wallace","title":"Mihaia - The Prophet Rua Kenana \u0026 His Community at Maungapohatu by Judith Binney, Gillian Chaplin, \u0026 Craig Wallace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a second-hand copy of the book \u003cem\u003eMihaia - The Prophet Rua Kenana \u0026amp; His Community at Maungapohatu\u003c\/em\u003e by Judith Binney, Gillian Chaplin, \u0026amp; Craig Wallace. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: This is a used book in very good condition. The soft cover has light creasing and rubbing. A previous owner has written a gift note inside the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1990 (originally published 1979)\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780195580525\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softback A4\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Used (Very Good)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRua Kenana was an extraordinary prophetic leader from the Urewera. Resisting threats to expel the Tuhoe people from their ancestral lands, he established a remarkable community at Maungapohatu, identifying himself as the ‘Mihaia’ or ‘Messiah’ for Tuhoe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJudith Binney, Gillian Chaplin and Craig Wallace researched the history of the community in the 1970s, working first with a collection of photographs that they took to the Urewera. Sharing these photographs with descendants of Rua and his followers, they found that ‘strangers opened their hearts to us and shared their stories’.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis biographical account focuses on a dramatic moment in Urewera history, one that incorporated a shocking episode in early twentieth-century New Zealand. The rich photographic record documents not only the police assault on the Maungapohatu community but also the lives of the people and Rua’s utopian vision. The prophet lived into the 1930s, a leader still working to support and sustain his followers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescribed on publication as ‘an unparalleled record of a community through time’, this remarkable history has been in demand since first publication by Oxford University Press in 1979.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49085821059307,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0622\/7492\/8875\/files\/2026-07-2213.20.56.jpg?v=1784688833","url":"https:\/\/www.atlantisbooks.co.nz\/products\/mihaia-the-prophet-rua-kenana-his-community-at-maungapohatu-by-judith-binney-gillian-chaplin-craig-wallace","provider":"Atlantis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}