Does anyone know about Numangatini?

Answer 1

Hi KAT,

I know it is the name of a song by Mangaia Five a Cook Islands band.
http://216.109.124.98/search/cache?search=Numangatini&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ques&p=Numangatini&u=www.kiwimunchies.com/category7_5.htm&w=numangatini&d=ayL1UCQ8NTIh&icp=1&.intl=uk

There is also an essay called 'Te 'Orama a Numangatini' ('The Dream of Numangatini') about Pacific Religion.
http://www.thattechnicalbookstore.com/book.aspx?isbn=1740761197&cp=0

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Hey KAT,

In 'God in Samoa and the Introduction of Catholicism' Andrew Hamilton covers a number of issues including the theological background of the Marists priest who arrive in Samoa in the 1840s, their reactions to Samoan traditions and the reasons why Samoans accepted Catholicism. Micheal Reilly — 'Te 'Orama a Numangatini' and the Receptions of Christianity on Mangaia — shows how dreams functioned as an historical narrative of the acceptance of Christianity in the islands of Mangaia. Andrew Thornley — Through a Glass Darkly Ownership of Fijian Methodism (1850-1890) — looks at nineteenth century attempts by Fijian born missionaries to wrest control over the direction of their church from overseas missionaries. - first web ref