Two Victorian Corroborees: Meaning Making in Response to European Intrusion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Newton
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 121-149
Description
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.