Ancient Wisdom Atlas

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

  • 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.

    read in the book