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5 August, 04:45

Which Polynesian culture calls their creation story Dreamtime?

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  1. 5 August, 07:06
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    The term is based on a rendition of the indigenous (Arandic) word alcheringa, used by the Aranda (Arunta, Arrernte) people of Central Australia, although it appears that it is based on a misunderstanding or mistranslation. William Stanner remarked: "why the blackfellow thinks of 'dreaming' as the nearest equivalent in English is a puzzle".[2] It has been argued that the word's meaning is closer to "eternal, uncreated.
  2. 5 August, 08:10
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    It was a term created by early anthropologists to refer to a religio-cultural worldview from the a ustralian aboriginal beliefs
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