Motif
Camp-fire and tree-shade oral storytelling
camp_fire_and_tree_shade_oral_storytelling
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power 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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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies WITH INTRODUCTION BY ANDREW LANG, M.A. / CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION; lines 230-290 confidence: high
The passage mentions Bora mysteries, initiatory rites, magic, social customs, fragments of myths, and stories told by the camp-fire or in gum-tree shade; it says Parker’s book supplied more of these stories.
The passage refers to stories Australian natives tell by the camp-fire or in gum-tree shade.
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