Australian Mythology: Indigenous Australian Culture

Although Indigenous Australian culture tends to be named as though it were a single unit, it is far from monolithic. According to the Australian government's website, at the time of rst contact with Europeans, there were some 500 distinct Indigenous nations inhabiting Australia, speaking dierent languages and following their own religious and cultural practices, with a certain amount of overlap across cultures. As with all human societies, that of the Indigenous Australians is...
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Although Indigenous Australian culture tends to be named as though it were a single unit, it is far from monolithic. According to the Australian government's website, at the time of rst contact with Europeans, there were some 500 distinct Indigenous nations inhabiting Australia, speaking dierent languages and following their own religious and cultural practices, with a certain amount of overlap across cultures. As with all human societies, that of the Indigenous Australians is abounding in stories. Stories of how the world came to be the way it is, stories of heroism and perdy, stories about animals and birds, and stories about love and hate all have parts to play in the wide array of myths, legends, and tales created by Indigenous Australians. In this book, you will go on a startling journey and discover:

*Origin stories
*Myths of Gods, Heroes, and Monsters
*Animal Tales
*And much, much more!