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| Mimih |
| Aboriginal groups living in the rocky environments of western and southern
Arnhem Land share mythology, which relates to spirit beings known as mimih.
They believe that mimih spirits live in a social organisation similar to
Aboriginal people and that mimih society existed before humans. Despite the
usual descriptions of mimih as being benign towards humans, sometimes they are attributed with mischievous and dangerous qualities, capable of kidnapping and even killing humans. |