ABORIGINAL SPIRITUALITY Flashcards
WHAT IS THE DREAMING?
the centre of Aboriginal spiritually and life: and expression of the past, present, future. Includes the creation story, instructions for life, and the spiritual identities.
ancestral beings
the spirits who moved about forming the landscape and creating life. founded ceremonies, marriage laws and other laws
totem
object e.g. plant through which a person is linked to their ancestral being
kinship
relationship between individual within their tribes
the rainbow serpent
kangaroo head, crocodile tail joined along the body - creation and fertility
spiritual beliefs are express through
art form, story telling, painting and dancing
land has a
spiritual significance
comes from land, ideas come from ——- —–, create —– — ——-.
dreaming stories
morals and beliefs
key concepts of women of the sun
importance of laws, rituals and ceremonies e.g. burial, initiation into adulthood
beliefs and believers in Aboriginal Spirituality
- belief in dreaming as of all aspects of life
- ancestors create the land
- land is sacred (spiritual/dynamic) “mother”
examples of beliefs and believers in Aboriginal spirituality
- rainbow serpent
- tiddalick
sacred texts and writing in Aboriginal spirituality
- all laws for each tribe found in dreaming
examples of sacred texts and writing in Aboriginal spirituality
art, song,dance,stories, language
what determines ethics in aboriginal spirituality
- dreaming
e. g who can marry who, how to relate to each other, kinship
examples of rituals and ceremonies in aboriginal spirituality
initiation, funeral, land ceremonies, asking for abundance
