The Māori concept of wairua in late twentieth-century New Zealand writing

Record summary

Late twentieth-century Māori scholarship and cultural writing discuss wairua, commonly translated through terms such as spirit, soul or spiritual dimension, alongside whakapapa, ancestors, dreams and ritual practice. This is relevant to consciousness comparison because translations can make culturally embedded accounts resemble Western survival or out-of-body claims. The lead should be pursued through named Māori authors, oral-history projects and publications from the period, rather than treating “wairua” as one uniform doctrine. It represents a living cultural framework, not a verified paranormal mechanism.