Humans and volcanoes in Australia and New Guinea

Peter Bindon (1) , Jean-Paul Raynal (2)

1 Australian Ethnographic Institute, PO Box 557, Yass, NSW 2582
2 PACEA - De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie

This paper speculates on the possible role of volcanoes in mythological representations of the human capture of fire as a resource.

Mots clés: New Guinea; Volcanoes; Myths; Fire; Aborigines; Australia

Domaines: Archéologie et Préhistoire; Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie; Etudes de l'environnement; Religions

Peter Bindon, Jean-Paul Raynal. Humans and volcanoes in Australia and New Guinea. Bulletin de l'Association française pour l'étude du quaternaire, 1998, 9 (1), pp.71-75. ⟨halshs-00004118⟩