Journeying in Faith - DMC Annual Journal [August 2024]

58 Introduction A re l l t a h t o iv u e g l h y indigenous people live in primitive environments tahr rt iosut igchdoeuvte lAo up smt reanl ti ai ,s qt huei ti er acduvlat un rcaeld . aAnrdt ipse oap lveist,a l apnadr t t ohfe yt h ei n tlei frea cot f wi nidt hi g e nt hoeui sr ap ne rc ieosdt o or sf vdirae tahme si r haar st i snt oi ct aysept i rcaotmi o en st. oT ah ne eo nf di n, da ingde ni tocuosndt iensuc ee ns dt oa ni mt s p' lai cf et mi n atnhye pf oa rr mt s of dreams. Traditionally, aboriginal pd ae no pc ilne gs ht oa v ec ounsneedc tp at ihnetmi n g t, os i nt hgei n gE, aar nt hd, cc oo nn nn ee cc tt ii nn gg tthheei rs uhpi setronr ya t wu riat hl wt hiet hp rreesael int yt ,, at hnedi r aal nl ocwe si nt ogr st ht oe mt h et ior fcuot nuvr ee yg et na leersa t fi roonms . Tt hher ohuigsht o rt hi ei ss eosf s aAyb, oI r iwg ii nl l a bl rsi ep�ilryi t upar el saerntt. The function of art in Aboriginal religion wt hiel l ct uh setno mb ea rdyi s mc uostsief sd . aNn edx ts,yImwbiol ll sd ifsocuunsds ii nn t oA b odrei tgai ni l a l aabrot u. tF u rAtuhsetrr, a Il i aw' si l l Caal st ho o gl ioc hs pi si troi truya l a anrdt . hFoi nwa l liyt, aI f fwe ci ltle dc o An cblourdi ge i nbayl rt he �el et cwt ion sgpoi rni t umayl torwa dni t ei oxnpse rcioeenxcies st ionf thhoewi r lifestyle. History of Aboriginal Spiritual ArtThe Dreaming, also known as Jukurrpa, it sh aat ceoxmp lpalienxs styhset ewmo rolfd m' s yot rhisg ianns d, nbaetlui er fes, aa nn d eofcf ec uc tp a on nt s , Awbhoi crhi g ihnaasl h si sptiorri ti cuaalll y ahrat d. 1 As abcor reidg i tnaal el sA ua rs et r tahl iea ns os 'ucr uc el t uo rf asl pvi ar il tuueasl aanr dt , wp ehoi pc hl e i ta nr ed� l et hc tes et hnev i rcoonnmn eecnt ti o nw hbiel et waeles no conveying the natural and spiritual world. 2 c r e l I o n li s g A e i l o b y u o r s r e i g r la i i t n t u e a a d l l c s t o . o mcmu lut unri taile isn, hs pe irri ittaunacl ea ratnids 3 These artistic works are oi nf t tehne ccroema tme du naint yd, wp ahsos ecdr eda ot ewsnp ibr yi t ueal dl earrst 2 Sylvie Poirier, A World of Relationships: IW( tTi eon sretorenar rtnoi e:DsUe, nDs eirvreet a, r mAs i nst y,t haonr fodTp oEo rvl ooe ngn itt cos a iPl nrHet ohs rsei, zA2ou0ns0st 5, r 2)a , l8i5a3n. 1 Fred R. Myers, Painting Culture: The Making of aNn. CA. : bDourki gei nUanl iHv ei gr shi tAyrPt ,rOe sbsj e, 2c t0s0/2H)i,s1t o7r. i e s ( D u r h a m 3 Max Charlesworth, Aboriginal Religions in A( Aussht rgaaltiea:: AAlnd eArnsthhootl,o2g0y0o5f)R, 1e 5c e9n. t W r i t i n g s An Exploration of Spiritual Art in Australian Aboriginal Religions Shouzheng Wang SVD

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