Article draws on the journals of Guardian of Aborigines William Thomas in New South Wales to describe and examine corroborees (Indigenous spiritual ceremonies) taking place in the early 1850s. Author considers the role of syncretism in Indigenous peoples’ process of understanding European systems of belief.
Author/Creator
Janice Newton
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 121-149
Publication Date
2017-12
Location
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
Language