evil spirit in The Aborigines of Tasmania
y happens, that the sealers . . . are compelled to leave their [native] women for several days together. On these occasions, these aflfectionate creatures have a kind of song, which they chant to their imaginary deity, of whom, however, they have but a very indistinct notion ; » See Chapter IV. REL…
- Record ID
- 2,043
- Year
- 1,890
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2043
- 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
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y happens, that the sealers . . . are compelled to leave their [native] women for several days together. On these occasions, these aflfectionate creatures have a kind of song, which they chant to their imaginary deity, of whom, however, they have but a very indistinct notion ; » See Chapter IV. RELIGION. (>7 and who, they say, presides over the day, an evil spirit or demon making his appearance in the night. This deity, whomsoever it is, they believe to be the giver of everything good, nor do they appear to acknowledge any more than one God." But Lloyd, from their attitudes at their corroborries, was inclined to think that they.
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