Charlot, John, 1941-2022
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John Charlot was brought to Hawai'i as a child in 1949. He was educated in the mainland United States, Belgium and Germany and earned his doctorate in Religious Studies from the University of Munich in 1968. In 1972-1973, he worked in American Samoa, where he studied language and traditional literature. From 1975-1981, he created a sequence of courses in Hawaiian and Polynesian Religions at the University of Hawai'i. He has written books and articles on culture and religion, including "New Testament Disunity, Its Significance for Christianity Today, Dutton, 1970; "The Application of Form and Redaction Criticism to Hawaiian Literature," The Journal fo the Polynesian Society, 1977; and "The Arts," Atlas of Hawaii, The University Press of Hawai'i, 1973. - short bio from Chanting the Universe book jacket
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Subjects:
- Hawaiian literature
- Religion and literature
- Artists
- Mural painting and decoration
- Samoan literature
- Arts
- Art, Samoan
- Art students
- Church buildings
- Dwellings
- Geometry in art
- Life in art
- Samoan language
- Tapa
Occupations:
- Art critics
- Biographers
- Religion Professor
- Writers and Editors
- University and college faculty members
Places:
- HI, US
- HI, US
- American Samoa (as recorded)
- American Samoa (as recorded)
- Samoan Islands (as recorded)
- Samoan Islands (as recorded)
- Samoan Islands (as recorded)
- Samoan Islands (as recorded)
