evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania
n 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 everything good, and to the evil spirit everything hurtful. When any of the fam…
- Record ID
- 2,042
- Year
- 1,890
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 2042
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- The Aborigines of Tasmania; H. Ling Roth, J. G. Garson, and contributors
- Published
- 1890
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- evil spirit
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Tasmania (TAS): B
- State or territory
- TAS
- Source voice
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n 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 everything good, and to the evil spirit everything hurtful. When any of the family are on a journey they are accustomed to sing to the good spirit for the purpose of securing his protection over their absent friends, and that they may be brought back in health and safety." Speaking of the aborigines of both New South Wales and Tasmania, Henderson (Bk. II. p. 148) states : "A common belief prevails in both countries.
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