devil in The Australian Race, volume 2
e devil when a child (the devil is called Kootchie), and is supposed to have received power from him to heal all sick. 74 THE AUSTRALIAN RACE: The way in which a man or woman becomes a doctor is, that if when young they have had the nightmare, or an unpleasant dream, and relate this to the camp, th…
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- 1,996
- Year
- 1,886
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- Internet Archive
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- Record ID
- 1996
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- Publication
- The Australian Race, volume 2; Edward Micklethwaite Curr
- Published
- 1886
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- devil
- Archive period
- Gold Rush Colonial
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
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e devil when a child (the devil is called Kootchie), and is supposed to have received power from him to heal all sick. 74 THE AUSTRALIAN RACE: The way in which a man or woman becomes a doctor is, that if when young they have had the nightmare, or an unpleasant dream, and relate this to the camp, the inmates come to the conclusion that he or she has seen the devil. The males never practise until after circumcision, and, in fact, are not deemed proficient till out of their teens. Whenever a person falls ill, the Koonkie is requested to examine and cure him. The Koonkie walks up to the invalid, feels the parte affected, and then.
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