ghosts in Eaglehawk and Crow
o duty for the crashing music indispensable to finish off most of the compositions in the Hiurtovre of civilisation. I CHAPTER XI SORCERY, SUPERSTITIONS, RELIGION Sorcery, superstitions, religion — Tiie bane of sorcery— Native magicians- or doctors— Their professed powers— Native philebotomy — The…
- Record ID
- 3,608
- Year
- 1,899
- Source
- Internet Archive
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- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 3608
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- Eaglehawk and Crow; John Mathew
- Published
- 1899
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- ghosts
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
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o duty for the crashing music indispensable to finish off most of the compositions in the Hiurtovre of civilisation. I CHAPTER XI SORCERY, SUPERSTITIONS, RELIGION Sorcery, superstitions, religion — Tiie bane of sorcery— Native magicians- or doctors— Their professed powers— Native philebotomy — The rainbow— Spells— Names of deceased persons— Sacred pebbles — Ghosts — Ancient heroes — Deities. The greatest bane of aborigiual life, as of all savage life, is sorcery. People reared in absolute ignorance of its bloody tyranny are unable to understand why the old Mosaic enact- ments should be so severe against its practice, but the.
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