{"product_id":"tiki-of-hawaii","title":"Tiki of Hawaii","description":"\u003cp\u003eSouvenir shops and street vendors all over Hawaii carry them as shrunken and watered-down deities  and for some  they symbolize Hawaii as much as beaches and lava lamps. Most are quaint relics now  like the bobbing hula girls in the rear window of a Chevy. But for Polynesians  they represented an ancient religion  one in which deities and nature warred with each other and with man  and commoners and kings alike would tremble with fear at their capriciousness and whims. Sophia Schweitzer draws on images from the late 1700s through today  dividing her narrative into three distinctive parts. Tiki of Hawaii: A History of Gods and Dreams reveals a rich  colorful and entertaining picture of tiki--the kind of history which  for visitor and kamaaina alike  will leave memories and an understanding of our culture far deeper than that provided in souvenir shops.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948488847413,"sku":"ByrdShop_1566477492","price":90.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781566477499_1fe1d43a-0b44-4e60-9bf3-525eb437a23b.jpg?v=1770139714","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tiki-of-hawaii","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}