Spiritual Islanders
It was explorer Jacob Roggeveen who remarked on the spiritual practices of inhabitants during his expedition in 1722. He stated, “they relied in case of need on their gods or idols which stand erected all along the sea shore in great numbers, before which they fall down and invoke them.” In addition, he said priests were especially devoted to the Moai and in general more devout than other islanders.
Spiritual Islanders
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