Aboriginal Religions In Australia: An Anthology Of Recent Writings (Vitality of Indigenous Religions Series) (Vitality of Indigenous Religions Series) (Vitality of Indigenous Religions Series)

"Over the last 25 years there has been an explosion of interest in the Aboriginal religions of Australia and this anthology provides a variety of recent writings, by a wide range of scholars. Australian Aboriginal Religions are probably the oldest extant religious systems. Over some 50,000 years they have coped with change and re-invented themselves in an astonishingly creative way. The Dreaming, the mythical time when the Ancestor Spirits shaped the territories of the Aborigines and laid down a moral and ritual law for their occupants, is the fundamental religious reality. It is the basis of the Aborigines's view of their land or country, kinship relationships, ritual and art. However, the Dreaming is not a static principle since it is interpreted in different ways, as in the extraordinary movement in contemporary indigenous painting, and in attempts at an accommodation with Christianity. The contributions of anthropologists, cultural historians, philosophers of religion and others are included in this anthology which not only guides readers through the literature but also ensures this still largely inaccessible material is available to a wider range of readers and non-specialist students and academics."--Provided by publisher. Chongho Kim's Study Is Based Upon Fieldwork In The Small Town Of Soy And In Seoul. The Study Addresses The Place Of Shamans In Modern Korean Society And The Cultural Paradox Of The Existence Of Shamanism In A Society That Sees Such A Phenomenon As A Kindof Superstition. The Shocking Epilogue To My Fieldwork -- A Cultural Paradox -- The Fieldwork And The Data -- Shamanism In Trouble -- Shamanism And Medical Pluralism -- Practitioners In The Field Of Misfortune -- 'korean Shamanism' In Trouble -- The Shamanic Ritual With The Spirit Stick -- Shaman-centred Studies -- The Uniqueness Of Shamanic Ritual -- A Party For Spirits -- Ritual Without Audience -- A Shaman's Business -- A Scared Client -- A Haunted Feeling -- A Spirit Possession -- A Shaman's House -- Rituals Without Audience -- Two Faces Of Korean Culture -- My Experience Of Failed Fieldwork On Shamanism -- Two Worlds Within One Culture -- Cultural Discrepancy -- Culture And Misfortune -- A Practice Of Cultural Rebellion -- Female Dominance In Korean Shamanism -- Shamanism As A Framework Of Transformation -- The Patient's Point Of View -- A Ritual With Plenty Of Audience -- Chisun's Grandmother In Possession -- Ritual Murder -- Why Was The Ritual Performed? -- A Prevention Of Misfortune -- An Eye For An Eye -- A Pain In The Neck -- Neighbours -- The Fieldworker -- Paradoxical Healing -- Another Participant In The Ritual -- The Dead Husband In The Wardrobe -- Trapped In The Web Of Life -- Cultural Rebellion -- Against Shamanism -- Prejudice Against Shamanism -- Cultural Politics Or Cultural Contradiction? -- 'i Didn't Realize That You Were So Shamanistic!' -- Gilsu's Mother -- 'the Shaman Department Of Seoul National University' -- 'a Kut Costs A Fortune!' -- 'the Spirits Are Dangerous!' -- 'shamanic Ritual Is Addictive!'. Chongho Kim. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [227]-244) And Index. Chapter Introduction -- Max Charlesworth part Introduction -- chapter 1 Baldwin Spencer and FJ. Gillen -- John Mulvaney chapter 2 High Gods -- LR. Hiatt chapter 3 Stanner on Aboriginal Religion -- Ian Keen part Introduction -- chapter 4?Women's Business?, What is It? -- Diane Bell chapter 5 Big Businesswomen -- Franqoise Dussart part Introduction -- chapter 6 Do Places Appear? -- Francesca Merlan chapter 7 Sacred Geography -- Marcia Langton chapter 8 Myth and History -- Peter Sutton part Introduction -- Franqoise Dussart chapter 9 Yolngu Art and the Creativity of the Inside -- Howard Morphy chapter 10 Linda Syddick on Longing -- Fred Myers chapter 11 The Enigma of Emily Kngwarray -- Jenny Green part Introduction -- chapter 12 Aboriginal Religion Today -- John Morton chapter 13 Life and Land in Aboriginal Australia -- Deborah Bird Rose chapter 14 Creation in the Kimberley David Mowaljarlai -- part Introduction -- Max Charlesworth chapter 15 Land Rights: The Religious Factor -- Frank Brennan chapter 16 The Hindmarsh Bridge Affair and Secret Knowledge -- Robert Tonkinson part Introduction -- Max Charlesworth chapter 17 Faith and Fear in Aboriginal Christianity -- Fiona Magowan chapter 18 Islam and Australian Aborigines Ian McIntosh. "Title first published in 2003. Shamanism has a contradictory position within the Korean cultural system, leading to the periodical suppression of shamanism yet also, paradoxically, ensuring its survival throughout Korean history. This book examines the place of shamans within contemporary society as a cultural practice in which people make use of shamanic ritual and disputing the prevalent view that shamanism is 'popular culture', a 'women's religion' or 'performing arts'. Directly confronting the prejudice against shamans and their paradoxical situation in a modern society such as Korea, this book reveals the cultural discrepancy between two worlds in Korean culture, the ordinary world and the shamanic world, showing that these two worlds cannot be reconciled. This unique study of shamanism offers a significant contribution to growing studies in indigenous anthropology and indigenous religions, and provides a captivating read for a wide range of readers through retelling the stories-never-to-be-told involving shamanic ritual."--Provided by publisher. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations, Maps and Colour Plates List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Revaluations Introduction 1 Baldwin Spencer and F.J. Gillen 2 High Gods 3 Stanner on Aboriginal Religion Part 2: Religious Business Introduction 4 “Women’s Business”, What is It? 5 Big Businesswomen Part 3: Sacred Places Introduction 6 Do Places Appear? 7 Sacred Geography 8 Myth and History Part 4: Art and Religion Introduction 9 Yolngu Art and the Creativity of the Inside 10 Linda Syddick on Longing 11 The Enigma of Emily Kngwarray Part 5: Different Dreamings Introduction 12 Aboriginal Religion Today 13 Life and Land in Aboriginal Australia 14 Creation in the Kimberley Part 6: Religions and Law Introduction 15 Land Rights: The Religious Factor 16 The Hindmarsh Bridge Affair and Secret Knowledge Part 7: Religious Exchanges Introduction 17 Faith and Fear in Aboriginal Christianity 18 Islam and Australian Aborigines Index The Contributions Of Anthropologists, Cultural Historians, Philosophers Of Religion And Others Are Included In This Anthology Which Not Only Guides Readers Through The Literature But Also Ensures This Still Largely Inaccessible Material Is Available To A Wider Range Of Readers And Non-specialist Students And Academics.--jacket. Revaluations -- Religious Business -- Sacred Places -- Art And Religion -- Different Dreamings -- Religions And Law -- Religious Exchanges. Edited By Max Charlesworth, Françoise Dussart, Howard Morphy. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The contributions of anthropologists, cultural historians, philosophers of religion and others are included in this anthology which not only guides readers through the literature but also ensures this still largely inaccessible material is available to a wider range of readers and non-specialist students and academics."--Résumé de l'éditeur Over two decades ago in an interview, a Korean shaman already raised the paradoxical situation of shamanism in Korean culture in a way very similar to the way I raise it in this book: Still, I tried to read whatever I could find on shamanism to understand why it is so despised but at the same time so widely followed. Why do Koreans use shamanic ritual even though prejudice against shamanism is universal? Why do so many Koreans employ a practice that is widely stigmatized and despised as superstition? This collection is a sequel to an anthology of texts published in 1984 and entitled Religion in Aboriginal Australia: An Anthology.