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CHAPTER VIII
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| INITIATION CEREMONIES (continued)—THE ENGWURA A series of final initiation rites for young men, often lasting several months and involving many different ceremonies. CEREMONY | 271 |
CHAPTER IX
| INITIATION CEREMONIES (continued)—THE ENGWURA CEREMONY (concluded) | 323 |
CHAPTER X
| TRADITIONS DEALING WITH THE ORIGIN OF THE ALCHERINGA The "Alcheringa," often translated as the "Dreamtime" or "the Dreaming," refers to the primordial period in Australian Aboriginal mythology when ancestral beings created the world. ANCESTORS OF THE ARUNTA The name of the tribe is now modernly spelled as Arrernte. TRIBE AND WITH PARTICULAR CUSTOMS | 387 |
CHAPTER XI
| TRADITIONS DEALING WITH THE ORIGIN OF THE ALCHERINGA ANCESTORS OF THE ARUNTA TRIBE AND WITH PARTICULAR CUSTOMS (continued) | 423 |
CHAPTER XII
| CUSTOMS CONCERNED WITH KNOCKING OUT OF TEETH; NOSE-BORING; GROWTH OF BREASTS; BLOOD, BLOOD-LETTING, BLOOD-GIVING, BLOOD-DRINKING; HAIR; CHILDBIRTH; FOOD RESTRICTIONS; CANNIBALISM | 450 |
CHAPTER XIII
| THE CUSTOMS OF KURDAITCHA A ritual executioner or "ritual assassin" in Central Australian Aboriginal culture, known for wearing distinctive shoes made of emu feathers and down. AND ILLAPURINJA A female counterpart to the Kurdaitcha, often described as a "silent seeker" or female avenging spirit. AND THE AVENGING PARTY OR ATNINGA A formal party organized for the purpose of seeking ritual revenge or justice. | 476 |
CHAPTER XIV
| CUSTOMS RELATING TO BURIAL AND MOURNING | 497 |
CHAPTER XV
| THE IRUNTARINIA Spirit beings believed to reside in the landscape and provide supernatural assistance or insights to medicine men. AND ARUMBURINGA A person's "everlasting" spirit or guardian double, associated with their specific ancestral site., OR SPIRIT INDIVIDUALS | 512 |
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