Wongar
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Wongar is an alternative term used in some Australian Aboriginal traditions to refer to the Dreaming, the foundational spiritual and cosmological concept explaining creation, law, and ancestral presence.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal religious term
ⓘ
religious cosmology concept ⓘ spiritual concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aboriginal law
ⓘ
creation stories ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ songlines ⓘ |
| category |
Indigenous Australian spirituality
ⓘ
mythology ⓘ religious terminology ⓘ |
| considered |
foundational cosmological concept
ⓘ
foundational spiritual concept ⓘ |
| describes |
ancestral presence
ⓘ
creation ⓘ |
| explains |
origin of animals
ⓘ
origin of landscape features ⓘ origin of people ⓘ origin of the world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Dreaming ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
cosmological explanation
ⓘ
moral law ⓘ social law ⓘ spiritual law ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
Australian Aboriginal cosmology
ⓘ
Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| involves |
ancestral creative acts
ⓘ
ongoing ancestral presence ⓘ relationship between people, land, and ancestors ⓘ |
| isAlternativeTermFor | Dreaming ⓘ |
| languageContext | English rendering of Aboriginal concepts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian Aboriginal religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Aboriginal worldview ⓘ |
| refersTo | the Dreaming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
ancestral beings
ⓘ
cosmological order ⓘ sacred law ⓘ |
| timeFramework |
everywhen
ⓘ
mythic time ⓘ |
| usedInCulture | Australian Aboriginal culture ⓘ |
| usedInTradition | Australian Aboriginal traditions ⓘ |
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