Rejecting the rainbow serpent: An aboriginal artist's choice of the christian god as creator

Australian Journal of Anthropology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 291-301

  Anderson, Sallie ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84937386438     PISSN: 10358811     EISSN: 17576547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.2001.tb00078.x     Document Type: Article

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