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Baiame in Byamee and Social Organisation

YEAR
1905
PLACE
New South Wales
SOURCE
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Baiame in Byamee and Social Organisation

There has, indeed, been much dispute as to whether the Aborigines of Australia have any idea, or germ of an idea, of a God; anything more than vague beliefs about unattached spirits, mainly mischievous, who might be propitiated or scared away. Mr. Huxley maintained this view, as did Mr. Herbert Spe…

Record ID
1,352
Year
1,905
Source
Wikisource
Index status
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Record ID
1352
Source
Wikisource
Publication
The Euahlayi Tribe; K. Langloh Parker
Published
1905
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
Baiame
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
North-western New South Wales (NSW): B
State or territory
NSW
Source voice
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Publicness
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There has, indeed, been much dispute as to whether the Aborigines of Australia have any idea, or germ of an idea, of a God; anything more than vague beliefs about unattached spirits, mainly mischievous, who might be propitiated or scared away. Mr. Huxley maintained this view, as did Mr. Herbert Spencer. Both of these authors, who have great influence on popular opinion, omitted to notice the contradictory statement of Waitz, published in 1872. He credited the natives, in some regions, with belief in, and dances performed in honour of, a 'Good Being,' and denied that the belief and rites were the result of European influence. Mr..

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