wizard in The Northern Tribes of Central Australia
e idea in the Anula tribe, which in most of its customs and traditions is very closely similar to the Mara, in regard to doctors is quite distinct from that of any other tribe with which we have come into contact. The profession is strictly hereditary in the members of the Yuntanarra or falling-sta…
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- 1,904
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- 1937
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- The Northern Tribes of Central Australia; Baldwin Spencer and F. J. Gillen
- Published
- 1904
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- wizard
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- Federation Era
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- Central Australia, NT/SA: B
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e idea in the Anula tribe, which in most of its customs and traditions is very closely similar to the Mara, in regard to doctors is quite distinct from that of any other tribe with which we have come into contact. The profession is strictly hereditary in the members of the Yuntanarra or falling-star totem, who are especially associated with the un- friendly spirits living in the sky. The Anula doctor is called munkani, and may be either a man or a woman. XV THE MAKING AND POWER OF MEDICINE MEN 489 Strictly speaking, he is a wizard or sorcerer rather than a doctor, as his powers consist in the giving of “ bones ” and not in the.
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