Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... Aboriginal elders who acted as their brokers . In turn , these lead- ers controlled trade with other Aboriginal tribes of the interior . mining companies who confront the effects of Aboriginal mythical landscapes most concertedly , in ...
... Aboriginal elders who acted as their brokers . In turn , these lead- ers controlled trade with other Aboriginal tribes of the interior . mining companies who confront the effects of Aboriginal mythical landscapes most concertedly , in ...
Page 236
... Aboriginal and foreign cultures in the myth of Birrinydji that demonstrate the creativity and resiliency of Aboriginal mythology as a mode of knowledge . Macassans may well have made iron on the Arnhem Land coast , and local Aboriginals ...
... Aboriginal and foreign cultures in the myth of Birrinydji that demonstrate the creativity and resiliency of Aboriginal mythology as a mode of knowledge . Macassans may well have made iron on the Arnhem Land coast , and local Aboriginals ...
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... Aboriginal leaders to show White society that Aboriginal peo- ple possessed artefacts and designs of great power , and that they would be will- ing to share these if European society was itself willing to reciprocate . It was a way for ...
... Aboriginal leaders to show White society that Aboriginal peo- ple possessed artefacts and designs of great power , and that they would be will- ing to share these if European society was itself willing to reciprocate . It was a way for ...
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Aboriginal Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arnhem Land Australia Baal became believed bird birth body brother Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts century BCE civilisation creation myths creatures Cúchulainn cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility figure fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting important Indian Inuit island Izanagi journey killed king Krishna lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taíno temple themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Tuatha Dé Danann Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus