Motif
sympathetic magic as practical knowledge
sympathetic_magic_as_practical_knowledge
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
australian aboriginal (1) · indigenous australian (1)
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: medium
The passage says there were no temples, divine images, or sacrificial altars; worship was in hymns to a vague deity or First Maker; spirits were known and feared; sympathetic magic is mentioned.
The passage identifies sympathetic magic, and perhaps hypnotism, as the people’s science.
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indigenous australian
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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 227-287 confidence: medium
The passage says the natives had no temples, images, or altars; worship was offered in hymns to a vague deity or First Maker; spirits were known and feared; and sympathetic magic was part of their science.
The passage identifies sympathetic magic, and perhaps a little hypnotism, as the extent of their science.
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