Eternity: Arrernte Myths of Creation
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Eternity: Arrernte Myths of Creation - Restoring the Chain of Memory |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | James Cox; University of Edinburgh |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religious Studies; Australian Aboriginal Religions; anthropology |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | T.G.H. Strehlow; Australian Aboriginal religions; Arrernte; insider/outsider; dreamtime; Baldwin Spencer; F.J. Gillen; altjira |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Australian Aboriginal Religions |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Chapter three analyses Strehlow’s accounts of the stories and myths about totemic ancestors on which the Arrernte have built their entire religious worldview and on which their social structures traditionally were based. This involves a discussion of how Strehlow corrected common misconceptions about ‘Dreamtime’ as promoted initially by Baldwin Spencer and F.J. Gillen and now is maintained in popular literature as synonymous with pan-Australian Aboriginal religion. His studies also demonstrated that the adoption of the Indigenous word altjira as equivalent to the Christian God is equally erroneous. The chapter concludes by emphasising the significance for contemporary Arrernte leaders of Strehlow’s research that linked myths of the totemic ancestors to his detailed genealogical records. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 26-Mar-2018 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/27445 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.27445 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Restoring the Chain of Memory |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Australia, twentieth century |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |