Motif
Benevolent or ruling All Father belief
benevolent_or_ruling_all_father_belief
A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
australian aboriginal
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The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia / CONTENTS / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / INTRODUCTION; lines 282-347 confidence: medium
The Arunta are described as socially advanced in male-line institutions, eight classes, hereditary magistracies, and co-operative totemic magic, but as lacking belief in a benevolent or ruling All Father.
The passage treats belief in a benevolent or ruling All Father as a germ of religion present in some Australian tribal contexts and absent in others.
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