Australian fire ceremonies: Lartna and Engwura in the Arrernte tribe

Comparing the cycle of initiation rites in the Arrernte with initiation rituals in the desert tribes, we arrive at the conclusion that they are based upon an analogous symbolism of activities and ideas. The Arrernte initiations are therefore a transformation of the de...

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Published in:Studia religiologica
Main Author: Szyjewski, Andrzej (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wydawn. Uniw. Jagiellońskiego 2018
In: Studia religiologica
Further subjects:B rytuał
B subincyzja
B symbolika inicjacyjna
B Arrente
B Eremophila longifolia
B Mit
B Australijscy Aborygeni
B symbolika płci
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