Aboriginal Spirituality: A Testimony from Australia

Indigenous peoples around the world share a relational spirituality that is deeply connected to the earth and all creation, including trees, mountains, animals, and plants. This article is a reflection on this ancestral spirituality and its importance for the survival and resistance of the Aborigina...

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Published in:Concilium
Main Author: Balcombe, Sherry ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SCM Press [2019]
In: Concilium
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Australia / Australian Aborigines / Spirituality / Catholic church
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BT Religions of Oceania
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBS Australia; Oceania
KDB Roman Catholic Church
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Faith
B Aboriginal Australian religion
B Catholics
B Indigenous Australians
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Summary:Indigenous peoples around the world share a relational spirituality that is deeply connected to the earth and all creation, including trees, mountains, animals, and plants. This article is a reflection on this ancestral spirituality and its importance for the survival and resistance of the Aboriginal peoples in Australia today, as well as its contribution to their Catholic faith and practice.
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium