RECORD ID

3520

FIGURE

Spirit

NARRATIVE

Spirit-Person Narratives

PRINTED LABEL

spirit

PUBLICATION

The Aborigines of Victoria, volume 2; R. Brough Smyth

AUTHOR

Not specified

enmity with them. But when approaching those they intended visiting, they would carry a green bough in their right hands, which was an emblem of peace. * The terms " bulluk" and " goon-deetch" signify "people" and "men." LANGUAGE, 155 No distinct and settled form of religion or worship existed among tliem. They, however, believed in the existence of an evil spirit, and the occasional existence of a good one whose powers were limited to certain periods. The "Eagle," "Crow," and "Bat" were regarded as sacred animals, each having distinct powers. The Eagle and Crow possessed, at a remote period, the same influence and power, and.

Terminology belongs to the cited public source. Its presence in the archive is not verification of the reported claim.

1. 01spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
2. 02spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
3. 03spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
4. 04spirit in A Descriptive Vocabulary of the Language in Common Use Amongst the Aborigines of Western Australia1842 · Internet Archive
5. 05spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?1854 · Internet Archive
6. 06spirit in How did the Natives of Australia become Acquainted with the Demigods and Daemonia, and with the Superstitions of the Ancient Races?1854 · Internet Archive