RECORD ID

3637

FIGURE

Spirit

NARRATIVE

Retellings and Adaptations

PRINTED LABEL

spirit

PUBLICATION

The Aborigines of New South Wales; John Fraser

AUTHOR

Not specified

night, has Eut a round stone in his body, where the lump is, with the intention that e may fall ill and die ; then, in any of these circumstances the * kardji' is sent for, to come and remove the evil, or to counteract the witchery which is doing so much harm. The ' karaji* sucks out the causes of the pain, or he pufEs and blows with his mouth till the evil spirit is driven away, and the sick man recovers. But if the man dies, then that shows that the evil influences have been very strong, or that the witchery of the other * karaji*^ has been too potent for the means intended to promote recovery. A^i Death '^^ ®^^^ *^ *^® ®^^^.

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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