Re: Book Review of "MOTHER EARTH"

George T. Crafts (gtc@poe.acc.virginia.edu)
Mon, 6 Apr 1992 12:50:10 -0400


The review of Sam Gill's book on the Mother Earth concept among
Native Americans reminded me of an article I read recently.
Another academic has attempted to show the Australian Aborigine
concept of Mother Earth is of relatively recent origin:

Swain, Tony, "The Mother Earth Conspiracy: an Australian
Episode," NUMEN, v. 38, fasc. 1 (June 1991), pp. 3-26.

What's going on here?

George