The abode of malevolent spirits and creatures - Caves in Victorian Aboriginal social organization

Title: The abode of malevolent spirits and creatures - Caves in Victorian Aboriginal social organization
Creator: Clark, Ian
Date: 2007
Type: Text; Journal article
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/42370
Identifier: vital:196
Identifier: ISSN:0017-9973
Abstract: A study of Aboriginal associations with Victorian caves finds that there is a rich cultural heritage associated with caves. This association has been found to be rich and varied in which caves and sink holes featured prominently in the lives of Aboriginal people - they were often the abodes of malevolent creatures and spirits and some were associated with important ancestral heroes, traditional harming practices, and some were important in the after death movement of souls to their resting places. Aboriginal names for caves, where known, are discussed.; C1
Publisher: Parkville, Melbourne Australian Speleological Federation Inc
Relation: Helictite Vol. 40, no. 1 (2007), p. 3-10
Rights: Copyright Australian Speleological Federation Inc.
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject: 1601 Anthropology; Rock shelters; Caves; Dark zones; Aboriginal heritage; Mythology; Victoria; Australia
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