Zugubal cosmology
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Indigenous belief system
Torres Strait Islander cosmology
ancestral law system
mythological system
oral tradition
spiritual worldview
star lore
Zugubal cosmology is the traditional Torres Strait Islander belief system that explains the origins, laws, and spiritual order of the world through ancestral star beings and their journeys.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous belief system
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Torres Strait Islander cosmology ⓘ ancestral law system ⓘ mythological system ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ spiritual worldview ⓘ star lore ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Torres Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centersOn | Zugubal (star people or star ancestors) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultureOf | Torres Strait Islander peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explains |
appropriate conduct and social obligations
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fishing and hunting times ⓘ navigation knowledge ⓘ origins of Torres Strait Islander customs ⓘ origins of Torres Strait Islander laws ⓘ relationships between humans and ancestral beings ⓘ seasonal cycles ⓘ spiritual order of the cosmos ⓘ |
| hasContinuity | maintained into the present by Torres Strait Islander elders and knowledge holders ⓘ |
| hasCoreConcept |
Zugubal ancestral star beings
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ancestral pathways in the sky ⓘ cosmic law (minaral)} ⓘ island-specific totemic connections ⓘ journeys of ancestral beings across land, sea and sky ⓘ origin of laws and customs ⓘ relationship between people, sea, land and sky ⓘ sacred knowledge encoded in stars ⓘ spiritual order of the world ⓘ |
| influences |
Torres Strait Islander art and dance
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Torres Strait Islander ceremonial practices ⓘ Torres Strait Islander ecological practices ⓘ Torres Strait Islander kinship rules ⓘ |
| practicedBy | various island communities of the Torres Strait ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Torres Strait Islander customary law
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Torres Strait Islander identity ⓘ Torres Strait Islander land and reef stewardship ⓘ Torres Strait Islander sea rights and responsibilities ⓘ Torres Strait Islander spirituality ⓘ |
| transmittedBy |
ceremony
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initiation teachings ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ song and dance ⓘ star observation ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
constellations as narrative structures
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night sky as a mnemonic map ⓘ |
| viewOnKnowledge | knowledge is sacred and often restricted ⓘ |
| viewOnLaw | law originates from ancestral star beings ⓘ |
| viewOnStars | stars are living ancestral beings ⓘ |
| viewOnWorld | world is interconnected across sea, land and sky ⓘ |
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