@incollection{fdi:010017384, title = {{R}{\^o}les et usages contemporains d'un objet culturel aborig{\`e}ne : le {C}huringa}, author = {{M}oizo, {B}ernard}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{T}his paper deals with contemporary uses of the {C}huringa, an {A}boriginal ritual object. {F}irst, strong links between these {C}huringa, and the {A}borigenes' mythical past ({T}he {D}reaming) are explored. {T}here 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. {T}he main argument states that during a crisis, the aboriginal contemporary uses of {C}huringa allow people to reinforce links with the {D}reaming, to assert an ethnic identity, and to maintain a strong relationship with ancestral lands. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{ANTHROPOLOGIE} ; {GROUPE} {ETHNIQUE} ; {IDENTITE} {CULTURELLE} ; {OBJET} {MAGICORELIGIEUX} ; {SOCIETE} {TRADITIONNELLE} ; {DESERT} ; {RITUEL} ; {TERRITOIRE} ; {SACRE} ; {MYTHE} ; {AUSTRALIE} ; {KIMBERLEYS}}, booktitle = {{L}e voyage inachev{\'e}... {\`a} {J}o{\¨e}l {B}onnemaison}, numero = {}, pages = {669--674}, address = {{P}aris ({FRA}) ; {P}aris}, publisher = {{ORSTOM} ; {PRODIG}}, series = {}, year = {1998}, ISBN = {2-7099-1424-7;2-2901560-35-0}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010017384}, }