10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURNDUN»
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turndun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Custom and Myth: New Edition
Let usnext observe aremarkable peculiarity ofthe turndun, or Australianbullroarer.
The bullroarer in Englandisatoy. In Australia, according toHowitt and Fison,{17}
the bullroareris regardedwith religious awe.'When, on lately meeting with two of ...
2
The Selected Works of Andrew Lang
Let us next observe a remarkable peculiarity of the turndun, or Australian bull-
roarer. The bull-roarer in England is a toy. In Australia, according to Howitt and
Fison, {34} the bullroarer is regarded with religious awe. 'When, on lately meeting
...
3
Delphi Works of Andrew Lang (Illustrated)
TheGreek and savage use of the turndun, or bribbun of Australia in themysteries
is familiarto students. This fishshaped flat board of woodis astring, tied to and
whirled round, so as to cause a peculiar muffledroar. Lobeck quotes from the old
...
4
Gedichte (Erweiterte Ausgabe)
Lobeck quotes from the old scholia on Clemens Alexandrinus, published by
Bastius in annotations on St. Gregory, the following Greek description of the
turndun, the "bull-roarer“ of English country lads, the Gaelic srannam: (Greek text
...
Friedrich Hölderlin, 2012
5
Letters to Dead Authors
(1) (1)The Greek rombos[transliterated], mentionedby Lucianand Theocritus,
wasthe magical weaponof the Australiansthe turndun. Yes, Lucian, we arethe
same vain creatures ofdoubt and dread, of unbelief and credulity, of avarice and
...
6
The secret of Plato's Atlantis [in the Critias].
34) : " Among the Kurmai in Australia the sacred mystery of the ' turndun,' or ' bull-
roarer,' is preserved by a legend which gives a supernatural sanction to secrecy.
When boys go through the mystic ceremonies of initiation, they are shown the ...
John Francis Arundell (12th baron Arundell of Wardour.), 1885
Again, a little instrument known to English boys as the "bull-roarer" is used in
mystic dances. In Australia, the turndun (as the bull-roarer is there called) is
never shown to women, who flee and hide themselves when the sound is heard.
Tylor'sresearches I wasabletoshow (what Lobeck knewnot)that the Rhombos (
Australian turndun, 'Bull roarer') is also usedin Australian, African, American, and
other savage religious mysteries. Now shouldIhave refrained from producing this
...
9
Ancient Egypt - The Light of the World: A Work of ...
Whether this be the churinga, the bribbun, turndun, or whirler in a glorified form or
not, the doctrine of soul-making at puberty is the same in the Australian as in the
Egyptian mysteries. In the Egyptian mythology Horus is the blind man, or rather ...
10
Angling Sketches: Easyread Large Edition
It is a little like the Australian account of the Deluge. That calamity was produced
by a man's showing a woman the mystic turndun, a native sacred toy. Instantly
water broke out of the earth and drowned everybody. This is merely a local
legend, ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TURNDUN»
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The pursuit of usable beauty
... a detailed appendix about the turndun, a bullroarer carved from native cherry and swung on the sinew of a kangaroo: "The awe with which this turndun is even ... «The Monthly, Aug 09»
