What is it about?
It builds on this article (which I also wrote) but covers the Bunyip (a water monster in the Australian river system), the Windigo (in freezing parts of Canada and the US) and the Pangkarlangu (the Central and Western Deserts of Australia). See article below for a better idea: https://theconversation.com/dreamings-and-place-aboriginal-monsters-and-their-meanings-25606
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Why is it important?
Humans of all cultures have monsters and also have a fascination with monsters, and this explains how they undergo change over time. It's important because every single human culture comes with THEIR OWN often unique monsters.
Perspectives
It's important because in the past there wasn't much research about this subject despite the fact that it is UNIVERSAL, so dear reader, read on ...
Christine Nicholls
The Australian National University (ANU)
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Monster Mash: What Happens When Aboriginal Monsters Are Co-opted into the Mainstream?, January 2020, Bloomsbury Academic,
DOI: 10.5040/9781350096288.ch-006.
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Resources
ABORIGINAL MONSTERS AND THEIR MEANINGS
AN EASY TO READ INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD OF MONSTERDOM... AND TO ENTICE YOU INTO THE WORLD OF MONSTERS ...
ABORIGINAL MONSTERS AND THEIR MEANINGS
From The Conversation which is 100% free of charge to any reader and 100% legal - I can assure you that you will be drawn into the world of monsters ... great images too. You have nothing to fear but fear itself!!!
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