Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Seelenvorstellungen und totemismus in nordlichen Dampierland NW Australien = Ideas of the soul and totemism in northern Dampierland, North Western Australia / Helmut Petri : [translation by Shirley Deutscher]

Label
Seelenvorstellungen und totemismus in nordlichen Dampierland NW Australien = Ideas of the soul and totemism in northern Dampierland, North Western Australia / Helmut Petri : [translation by Shirley Deutscher]
Main title
Seelenvorstellungen und totemismus in nordlichen Dampierland NW Australien = Ideas of the soul and totemism in northern Dampierland, North Western Australia / Helmut Petri : [translation by Shirley Deutscher]
Summary
Concepts of the soul and totemism among the Bad, Djaui and Nimanbur, Kimberley; also reference to the Worora, Ungarinyinsyin, Unumbal, Nyol Nyol; totemic beings - snake, Rainbow serpent, culture heroes; spirit children and dreams; components of the soul; sorcery and magical manipulation; totems and soul substance; death and life force