Dreaming
See also: dreaming
English
Proper noun
Dreaming
- (Australian Aboriginal mythology) The time of the shaping of the physical and spiritual world by the ancestors; the events or beliefs connected to these times. [from 20th c.]
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo 2012, p. 124:
- The men in this moving mirage of battered vehicles felt they had well and truly followed the Dreaming.
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo 2012, p. 124:
Synonyms
Usage notes
This term is increasingly used in favor of Dreamtime, as the latter term implies that the occurences of the Dreaming are fixed in the past, which is inaccurate to traditional Australian Aboriginal beliefs, which hold that the Dreaming occurs "everywhen" and continues to hold relevance in the present and future.
Derived terms
Translations
time of creation — see Dreamtime
See also
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