The miracle of Mapoon, or, From native camp to Christian village / by Arthur Ward
- Bib ID:
- 1850901
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Ward, Arthur
- Description:
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- London : S.W. Partridge & Co. ; Moravian Mission Agency, [1908]
- 272 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 20 cm.
- Summary:
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History of mission; notes on early impressions of the natives and their customs; myths and folklore; magic; government; marriage and status of women; recreations; employment; history of founding of Weipa mission; founding of Aurukun mission; acculturation.
- Notes:
- First published in the periodical Moravian Missions under the title Chapters from a history of Mapoon.
- Subject:
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- Moravian Church -- Missions -- Queensland -- Mapoon
- Missions -- Queensland -- Mapoon
- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Queensland -- Mapoon
- Religions - Christianity - Missionaries
- Stories and motifs
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Magic and sorcery - Clever people
- Recreation
- Socioeconomic conditions - Living conditions
- Mapoon (Qld NW Cape York SC54-15, SD54-03)
- Weipa / Napranum (Qld NW Cape York SD54-03)
- Aurukun (Qld NW Cape York SD54-07)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Moravian Mission Agency
- Also Titled:
- From native camp to Christian village
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Unpublished
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