Moizo Bernard. (1998). Rôles et usages contemporains d'un objet culturel aborigène : le Churinga. In :
Guillaud Dominique (ed.), Seysset M. (ed.), Walter Annie (ed.). Le voyage inachevé... à Joël Bonnemaison. Paris (FRA) ; Paris : ORSTOM ; PRODIG, p. 669-674. ISBN 2-7099-1424-7.
Titre du document
Rôles et usages contemporains d'un objet culturel aborigène : le Churinga
Année de publication
1998
Type de document
Partie d'ouvrage
Auteurs
Moizo Bernard
In
Guillaud Dominique (ed.), Seysset M. (ed.), Walter Annie (ed.)Le voyage inachevé... à Joël Bonnemaison
Source
Paris (FRA) ; Paris : ORSTOM ; PRODIG, 1998,
p. 669-674 ISBN 2-7099-1424-7
This paper deals with contemporary uses of the Churinga, an Aboriginal ritual object. First, strong links between these Churinga, and the Aborigenes' mythical past (The Dreaming) are explored. There follows a short description of the object itself, then its central function in male initiation rites, its use as a bridge between past and present. The main argument states that during a crisis, the aboriginal contemporary uses of Churinga allow people to reinforce links with the Dreaming, to assert an ethnic identity, and to maintain a strong relationship with ancestral lands. (Résumé d'auteur)
