| Description |
xv, 246 pages : 1 map, portraits ; 21 cm |
| Series |
Nelen Yubu missiological series ; no. 5 |
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Nelen Yubu missiological series ; no. 5
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| Contents |
Introduction: The discovery of Australia and its original inhabitants -- I. Sacred objects, music, stones and images -- II. Sacred beings -- III. Initiation -- IV. Life and death -- V. The religion of the Tasmanian aborigines |
| Notes |
"The present volume is a thoroughly revised translation" of the version published Richmond, Vic. : Spectrum, 1988 |
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Translation of: Australischen eingeborenen-Religionen, which was first published: Stuttgart : W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 1968, in v. 5,2 of Die Religionen der Menschheit series |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
"The present volume is a thoroughly revised translation"--T.p. verso |
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Translation of: Australische Eingeborenen Religionen, an essay in Die Religionen der Südsee und Australiens |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Religion.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Rites and ceremonies.
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| Author |
Petri, Helmut.
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| LC no. |
00364171 |
| ISBN |
0867862602 |
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