Alcheringa
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Alcheringa is an Aboriginal Australian term referring to the mythic Dreaming time of creation, when ancestral beings shaped the land, laws, and spiritual order of the world.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian religious concept
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mythological concept ⓘ time of creation ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dreaming
NERFINISHED
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Dreamtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConceptualRole |
foundation of moral law
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foundation of social order ⓘ source of sacred stories ⓘ source of songlines ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
defines relationships between people, land, and ancestors
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grounds custodial responsibilities for Country ⓘ provides charter for customary law ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyNote | often glossed in English as Dreaming or Dreamtime ⓘ |
| hasSpatialAspect |
connected to specific places
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embedded in landscape ⓘ |
| hasTemporalNature |
mythic time
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non-linear time ⓘ |
| influences |
Aboriginal Australian art
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Aboriginal Australian kinship systems ⓘ Aboriginal Australian law ⓘ Aboriginal Australian oral tradition ⓘ Aboriginal Australian ritual practices ⓘ |
| involves |
ancestral beings
ⓘ
creation of the world ⓘ establishment of laws ⓘ establishment of spiritual order ⓘ shaping of the land ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Aboriginal Australian spirituality
ⓘ
Australian Aboriginal cosmology ⓘ |
| isCentralTo |
Aboriginal Australian creation stories
ⓘ
Aboriginal Australian religious beliefs ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
ancestral spirits
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cosmogony ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ totemic beings ⓘ |
| isTransmittedBy |
ceremony
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dance ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ song ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arrernte language (Central Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Aboriginal Australian cultures ⓘ |
| refersTo |
mythic time of creation
ⓘ
primordial era ⓘ |
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