Guruwari

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Guruwari or 'Totem Design' or 'Seed Power' is an idea that appears in the Walbiri language of the culture of indigenous Australian peoples. Guruwari is intimately associated with The Dreaming.

References

  • Munn, Nancy D. (1984). The Transformation Of Subjects Into Objects in Walbiri and Pitjantjartjara Myths. In: M. Charlesworth, H. Morphy, D. Bell and K. Maddock, Eds. Religion in Aboriginal Australia: An Anthology. St. Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press.