59 w pa o i r n k ti s ng, th c r a o r u v g in h g, h a a n n d di w cr e a a f v ts ing. such as 4 In the bp ei ggmi nenni nt sg , t Ao bcorrei ag ti en avl aprei oo up sl e puastet de r nn as t ua rnadl symbols on rocks, bark, sand, and bodies.5 T de h c e o r r e a fo ti r v e e , , t b h u e t se als p o ai i n m ti p n o g r s ta a n r t e m n e o d t ia on fo ly r caonndvleaywins.g their myths, legends, rituals, Role of Painting in Aboriginal Religion a A n b d oF r ir ig s c t in l u y a l , t l u p r p a e i a n in ti t i n n in g g c A o is b n ov a e ri y g s t i r n a b a d o l i t t h io rn e h a l i i s l g t i o o a r n r y t . froerpmr e, s e nwt iint hg dpi af ftetreernnts maenadn i n gs sy m baonlds sbteoerni e sp. aTshs ee sde ds toowr ine s f raonmd t rgaedni et iroant iso nh a vt oe gbeenc oemraitni ogn itnh e i n dciugletnuorauls choemr imt augne i t i eosf, indigenous peoples.6 Consequently, Aa nbdo r icgui nl taulrpee oapnlde cpa na srse ciot rdo nt h etior hfius tt ourrye g e nSeercaotni odnlys, t hArboourgi ghi npaali nrtei nl igg.i o n s e x p r e s s tshpei ri ri t u apl r ipnac ii np tl ei ns g . aInnd a dvdailtui oe sn ttoh r ot huegihr strong belief in interdependence, Indigenous people honour the rheulmataionnitsyhiinpsthbeeirtwpaeienntinngast.ure, gods, and 7 The symbols at hnedi rd eusni gdnesr sotfapnadiinntgi n gosf aar ne da rree�sl epcetci to nf oorf tpheeospel er ehl aatvi oe nasdhai pp st e. dA st haersees uv lat l, uAebs o dr iegei np al yl ii nmt po o rt thaeni rt pda ar ti l oy f tl hi veei sr , c uml taukrianl gh etrhi teamg e . a n heaFliinnaglly, painting is seen as a method of and prayer in Aboriginal tbrya dpi at iionnt isn. gA, bt ho er iyg i mn aal y psepoepal ke wb ei lt ihe vnea tt uh raet afanvdouGro. d, as well as obtain blessings and 8 Thus, painting has evolved into a s o a b c t r a e in d in i g ns s tr p u ir m it e u n a t l t h h a a r t mo a n id y s a p n e d op p le eac in e whAesnidtheefyrohmavepaceinrteimngonbieeisn. g an art form, Ap auisnt trianl gi a na s aA bmoerai gnisn aolf e xr eplri eg si os ni nsg nvaatliuv ee culture, beliefs, and values. Traditional Patterns and Symbols used in Aboriginal Painting p a iTnht ienrges a rwe h li oc ht s ohfa vsei g nsso mi ne a bdoi frfiegriennatl mb aecakngirnogusnbda, s ae nd do nc ut hl teu ar eb.o rTi ghien aflorreml i g ai onnd, cc oo nn tt er anstt obf yA ul os tcraatliioann Aa nb do r itgriinbael, paal ti hn ot iungghs tshuec yh afsr edqout es ,nat nl yi mi na lcsl ,uadned spiemoipl al er . f e a t u r e s 9 Dots: i n dTi gheen omuos sat r tf ui ns dt ahme ednotta, lwchoi cmhpmo naeyntta koef 7 Mark Juergensmeyer, The Oxford Handbook of Global Religions, Oxford Handbooks (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), 578. 8 Juergensmeyer, The Oxford Handbook of Global Religions, 582. 6 Poirier, A World of Relationships, 54. 5 Carol Finley, Aboriginal Art of Australia: EW1 9xop9rl9lod)r, i(1nM5gi. nC nu el taupr oa ll i Ts , r Ma dNi t: i Lo en rsn, Ae rr tPAu rbol iuc na dt i ot hn es , 4 Charlesworth, Aboriginal Religions in Australia, 160. 9 Finley, Aboriginal Art of Australia, 16.
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