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SOME ASPECTS OF JARALDE CULTURE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

1940; Wiley; Volume: 11; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00283.x

1834-4461

Ronald M. Berndt,

Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

OceaniaVolume 11, Issue 2 p. 164-185 Article SOME ASPECTS OF JARALDE CULTURE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA R. M. Berndt, R. M. Berndt Honorary Assistant in Ethnology, South Australian Museum. Other aspects which will be discussed in later papers are: (a) Some Jaralde legends referring to death, magic and the spirit-world, (b) A brief survey of the Social Organization, Kinship and Totemism. The Initiation ritual, as related by an informant, (c) Jaralde philosophy, being the spiritual view of life. The psychic life. Cures of sickness, (d) The sorcerer and magical rites; imitative and projective forms of magic; the pointing-bone. Functions and powers of Medicine-men. The Medicine-men and inquests, (e) Archaeological evidence of burials of the Lower River Murray. Death, Inquest and Revenge, Mourning ritual, Desiccation, Tree-burial and Earth burial. (f) The belief in spirits. The spirit-world. Omens and warnings. In the present paper (Part I) native topography and the great Jaralde epic, the Ngurunderi legend, are discussed. Special reference has been made to magic, death, burial customs and the spirit life.Search for more papers by this author R. M. Berndt, R. M. Berndt Honorary Assistant in Ethnology, South Australian Museum. Other aspects which will be discussed in later papers are: (a) Some Jaralde legends referring to death, magic and the spirit-world, (b) A brief survey of the Social Organization, Kinship and Totemism. The Initiation ritual, as related by an informant, (c) Jaralde philosophy, being the spiritual view of life. The psychic life. Cures of sickness, (d) The sorcerer and magical rites; imitative and projective forms of magic; the pointing-bone. Functions and powers of Medicine-men. The Medicine-men and inquests, (e) Archaeological evidence of burials of the Lower River Murray. Death, Inquest and Revenge, Mourning ritual, Desiccation, Tree-burial and Earth burial. (f) The belief in spirits. The spirit-world. Omens and warnings. In the present paper (Part I) native topography and the great Jaralde epic, the Ngurunderi legend, are discussed. Special reference has been made to magic, death, burial customs and the spirit life.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1940 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00283.xCitations: 11 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume11, Issue2December 1940Pages 164-185 RelatedInformation