Evil Spirit
This page groups search-ready records carrying the label “Evil Spirit” in public source text or archive coding. It preserves a discovery term without treating the label as proof, a biological category, or a claim that distinct cultural traditions are interchangeable.
- Search-ready records
- 19
- Public sources
- 3
- States / territories
- 3
- Dated span
- 1842–1901
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- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#4173with his hands. When he considers this massage has been sufficient he puts his mouth over the affected part and proceeds to draw out the evil spirit, calling it a "Warloo." After all the evil spirits have been drawn out…
- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2197the physician stands over the patient and groans aloud, and then makes a noise resembling the hushing of a child to sleep. Next, he stands with one foot upon the affected part, and then briskly rubs {p. 33} and squeezes…
- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2195. In these "camp fights" it is the law to avoid spearing each other above the thigh, though of course in tribal battles this does not apply. The natives are divided into many tribes, having their boundaries defined. The…
- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2194and squeezes it with his hands. When he considers this massage has been sufficient he puts his mouth over the affected part and proceeds to draw out the evil spirit, calling it a "Warloo." After all the evil spirits hav…
- evil spirit in Customs and Traditions of the Aboriginal Natives of North Western Australia#2192The natives are divided into many tribes, having their boundaries defined. They are in constant dread of being killed. and do not allow that any man dies from natural causes, holding that his death is occasioned by the…
- evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#2026t the aboriginal name of Manly proper was " Cannae." The aboriginal race have no idea of a Supreme Being, and, in my opinion, are not susceptible of religious impression, but have a strong universal belief in evil spiri…
- evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#2024in password, he was let go, but if not he (or she) would be devoured. The belief was that when the " Devil Devil " met a black, the latter would be accosted as follows, in the native tongue — " Name your mother" ; if th…
- evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#2023n evil spirits. Though the belief in these spirits is general, each district or tribe has its own particular theory as to the shape in which the dreaded phantom appears. In every instance, however, the blacks believe th…
- evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of New South Wales#2022nation, Governor Phillip called the place "Manly." As before stated, the spot where the spear was thrown was called in the native tongue " Kayeemy," but the aboriginal name of Manly proper was " Cannae." The aboriginal…
- evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2044ves England). He tried to convince them that England was not the home of the departed, but did not argue them out of their belief. This simple reply shows that they quite believed in a life . . . after the destruction o…
- evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2043y happens, that the sealers . . . are compelled to leave their [native] women for several days together. On these occasions, these aflfectionate creatures have a kind of song, which they chant to their imaginary deity,…
- evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2042n are very obscure. However, they believe in two spirits; one, who, they say, governs the day, and whom they call the good spirit ; the other governs the night, and him they think evil. To the good spirit they attribute…
- evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania#2041r hand, most writers who touch on this subject agree in attributing some idea of religion to them. Thus, Mr. Leigh says (III. p. 243) : " Their notions of religion are very obscure. However, they believe in two spirits;…
- evil spirit in Notes on the Aborigines of Western Australia#2054able ones found by Grey in the Glenelg valley being figured in his book. These are supposed to have been made and used by the Boolyas, but some are hunting pieces, and Digiti zed by Google Western Australia, ii similar…
- evil spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2108a minute, and, on concluding, placed the crystal in his mouth, sucked it, and then, removing the stone, spat upou the ground, and, trampling on the earth, pressed the discharged saliva into it, as if to tread out the ev…
- evil spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2107koradgee — sucked the wound, then, holding his saliva, he re- treated ten or twelve paces from the invalid, appeared to mutter some charm for a minute, and, on concluding, placed the crystal in his mouth, sucked it, and…
- evil spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?#2104, advancing and dancing with a measured tread, the right foot always in advance, shaking green reeds in their hands, and chanting a low solemn dirge, while the natives who were behind the patient beat time by violently…
- evil spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia#2099ord), Winatding (N.£. dialect) ; Kainbil ; Ki-in. Decated, withered — Mandju. Deceit — Barrit. Deceive, to— Gulin. Deception — Barrit. Decot, to — Kobat kobat^&n ; Myatyl. Deep — Mordak. Deep, deep water — Didaral. Depa…
- evil spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia#2098aerally attacts tenialeg, and the person whom it selects for its victim pines and dies away almost imper- ceptibly. To this creature'e influeiice the aborigines attribute all sores and wounds for which they cannot other…