Aboriginal Spirituality Flashcards
How many Indigenous Nations are there within Australia, and what does this mean in terms of the Dreaming?
Over 250; There is diversity in the way the Dreaming is expressed.
Metatemporal
Encompassing all aspects of time; past, present and future
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Each Indigenous Nation has its own… and subsequently different…
Boundaries, Dreaming stories
Effect of the Dreaming on Aboriginal Nations.
An overriding commonality that binds different Aboriginal nations together.
What did Ancestor Spirits create?
- Landforms, animals, plants
- Relationships between groups (kinship)
- Totems (connect people to land)
Dreaming
A central metatemporal concept that encompasses past, present and future. Helps understand the origin of the universe.
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There is no such thing as… because… is an ongoing spirituality.
Dreamtime, Dreaming
What did Ancestor Spirits become after they created the world?
Turned into parts of the land e.g. trees, stars, rocks, etc. These became the sacred places of Aboriginal culture.
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The Dreaming is… because the… did not disappear. Instead they remained at the… to link the… and…
The Dreaming is never-ending because the ancestor spirits did not disappear. Instead they remained at the sacred sites to link the past and present.
Birthplace
Who they are in relation to their Land/Country
Totems
Link between human world and eternal dreaming. Often animals, but a person’s ancestor can also become their totem.
Ancestral beings
Formed the land and gave people the responsibility to take care of it.
Social identity
- Roles and responsibilities
- Kinship
Kinship
Support network, similar to a family but unrelated by blood.
Land
- Framework for identity
- Determines kinship groups and totems
