Facts about Mana

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   Objects associated with mana, such as a chief's personal items, were often subject to strict tapu restrictions preventing commoners from touching them.

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   Mana can be inherited through lineage, meaning individuals of chiefly descent are considered to possess greater inherent mana than common people.

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   Anthropologist R.H. Codrington introduced mana as a concept to Western scholarship in his 1891 work The Melanesians.

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   In Māori culture, mana is closely linked to tapu (sacredness) and can be gained or lost through one's actions, ancestry, and social standing.

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   The concept of mana in Polynesian and Melanesian belief systems refers to a supernatural, impersonal force or power believed to reside in people, objects, and places.

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