Blood, Bones and Spirit Aboriginal Christianity in an East Kimberley Town
by McDonald, HeatherFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-02-03
Publisher(s): Melbourne University Press
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Summary
Study of the Christianisation of a small community of Aboriginal people in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Examines the way Aborigines have assimilated Christian stories to make sense of their history, their church activities and their conflicting interpretations of the Christian way of life. Contains notes, bibliography and index. Author has studied anthropology at the University of Queensland and the Australian National University and worked as a community health worker with Aboriginal people.
Author Biography
Heather McDonald was a community health worker with Aboriginal people in Western Australia and the Northern Territory during the 1970s and 1980s. She then studied anthropology at the University of Queensland and the Australian National University.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Editorial Note | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| People, Land and Spirit | p. 17 |
| Mediterranean, European and Aboriginal Spirit Worlds | p. 32 |
| Colonisation and Missionisation in the Kimberley | p. 49 |
| Maddy Jarra's World History | p. 76 |
| Following the Christian Way | p. 98 |
| Churchgoing | p. 130 |
| Conflicts with Missionaries | p. 163 |
| Mother Earth versus the Lure of Infinite Space | p. 183 |
| Glossary of Aboriginal Words | p. 202 |
| Notes | p. 204 |
| Bibliography | p. 218 |
| Index | p. 234 |
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