Australian Aboriginal Beliefs and Spiritualities – The Dreaming (HSC SSCE Studies of Religion): Flashcards
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Aboriginal spirituality type
Aboriginal spirituality type
Essentially animistic religion
The Dreaming definition
The Dreaming definition
Complex system of beliefs and practices
Why 'Dreaming' not 'Dreamtime'
Why 'Dreaming' not 'Dreamtime'
Class of events, not concept of time
Ancestor spirits' role
Ancestor spirits' role
Shaped and humanised the environment
Sacred sites definition
Sacred sites definition
Events in stories + actual physical features of landscape
Aboriginal 'country' meaning
Aboriginal 'country' meaning
Land they're responsible to maintain
Totem system eating rule
Totem system eating rule
Never eat your own totem
Aboriginal art function
Aboriginal art function
Maps showing features, food locations, behaviour
Stories as 'passports'
Stories as 'passports'
Know story to pass through someone's country
Dreaming, land & identity link
Dreaming, land & identity link
Inextricable - cannot be separated