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Tjurunga

A tjurunga, also spelt churinga and tjuringa, is an object considered to be of religious significance by Central Australian Aboriginal people of the Arrernte (Aranda, Arunta) groups. The word derives from the Arrernte word Tywerenge which means sacred or precious. Tjurunga often had a wide and indeterminate native significance. They may be used variously…

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AnthropologistsSociologistsSpencerGillenDurkheim
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PatrilinealClanCentral AustraliaMythsAncestors
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SacredLuritjaBull roarersTotemDurkheim
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Tjurunga

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related to Meaning · 16
Tjurunga → Arrernte, Carl Strehlow, Durkheim, Europeans, Generally, Illpirra, Kaitish, Kempe, Luritja, Some, The, These, They, Tju, Unmatjera, Upon
related to Ownership · 13
Tjurunga → Arrernte, As, Because, Central Australia, During, Durkheim, Emu, For, Kempe, Strehlow, The, While, Women
related to Religious aspects · 13
Tjurunga → Accordingly, After, In, Northern, Practices, Southern, Such, Ted Strehlow, The, They, Tjuringa, Western Arrernte, While
related to Relationship to historical research · 11
Tjurunga → Durkheim, European, Gillen, He, Kempe, Religious Life, Scholars, Spencer, Strehlow, The Elementary Forms, These
related to Influence on Aboriginal art · 9
Tjurunga → Anatjari Tjakamarra, Clifford Possum, Early Papunya, Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa, Most, Other, Papunya, These, This
related to Ceremonial significance · 8
Tjurunga → As, At, Eventually, He, Lawmen, Stone, The, These
related to External links · 8
Tjurunga → Aboriginal, Central, Director, Ducks Documented, Flight, Sacred Journey An ABC, South Australian Museum, Western Desert
is a · 1
Tjurunga → totem of the group to which it belongs

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sacred men arrernte durkheim strehlow old considered ceremonies aboriginal significance clan group young may chants religious totemic ceremonial objects personal

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Tjurungais atotem of the group to which it belongs0.90text
heal woundsinstance ofThey would be rubbed on the body to confer sacredness onto the subject and to do things0.80text
Spencerinstance ofScholars0.80text
Gilleninstance ofScholars0.80text
Strehlowinstance ofScholars0.80text
Kempeinstance ofScholars0.80text
Durkheim all studied tjurungainstance ofScholars0.80text
Tjurungarelated to Ceremonial significanceThe0.60section
Tjurungarelated to Ceremonial significanceStone0.60section
Tjurungarelated to Ceremonial significanceThese0.60section
Tjurungarelated to Ceremonial significanceAt0.60section
Tjurungarelated to Ceremonial significanceHe0.60section

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