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spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina

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1889
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Victoria
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spirit in The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina

spirit, and their unbounded FAiTff THEREIN. ARORIGINAL RELIGION AS COMPARED WITtt THAT PROFESSED BY CHRISTIANS FROM AN ABORIGINAL. point OF view. Bang ah (doctors), and their powers of spiritual intercourse. In matters of religion these aborigines are very,, very destitute indeed, yet they admit th…

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1,839
Year
1,889
Source
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Record ID
1839
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina; Peter Beveridge
Published
1889
Narrative type
Spirit-Person Narratives
Public-text label
spirit
Archive period
Gold Rush Colonial
Location
Victoria and Riverina (VIC): B
State or territory
VIC
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spirit, and their unbounded FAiTff THEREIN. ARORIGINAL RELIGION AS COMPARED WITtt THAT PROFESSED BY CHRISTIANS FROM AN ABORIGINAL. point OF view. Bang ah (doctors), and their powers of spiritual intercourse. In matters of religion these aborigines are very,, very destitute indeed, yet they admit that all their actions are overlooked by a good and by an evil spirit.. These spirits are very prominent figures in all their traditions. The good spirit (Ngowdenout) has the credit of being the author of everything which has a favourable Digitized by VjOOQIC 93 tendency towards his aboriginal children, and the bad spirit.

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