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The Speaking Land : Myth and Story in Aboriginal Australia by Catherine H. Berndt and Ronald M. Berndt (1994, Trade Paperback)

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The 195 stories collected in this first anthology of Aboriginal myth were told to anthropologists Ronald and Catherine Berndt, who spent nearly fifty years working among the Aboriginal peoples of Australia. The Berndts developed a system of field research that allowed them entrance into a culture that has been alive for more than 100,000 years: Ronald Berndt met with male storytellers, while Catherine met with the women. The myths they collected come from the oldest collective memory of humankind, describing characters and events of the "Dreamtime"--a time that existed before the material world was formed. The Speaking Land touches on all aspects of life: creation, natural forces, social rules, and the exotic. Stark, tinged with fantasy, sometimes bizarre, the myths chronicle the actions of the Ancestors, portraying not only beauty and wonder but also scenes of conflict: treachery and theft, jealousy and lust, greed and antagonism, injury and death. The lessons of life implicit in these stories are still reflected in the simplicity and deep spirituality of this culture. In all of the myths collected here the land is as important as the living characters who travel it. In the Dreamtime creation, mythic, shape-changing characters moved across the countryside, leaving part of their eternal spiritual qualities in the land. Eventually, these characters and forces retreated into the living environment, where they remain today, spiritually anchored. The land still speaks to us, and The Speaking Land will help us understand its language.

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Publisher
Inner Traditions International, The Limited
ISBN-10
0892815183
ISBN-13
9780892815180
eBay Product ID (ePID)
742609

Product Key Features

Book Title
Speaking Land : Myth and Story in Aboriginal Australia
Author
Catherine H. Berndt, Ronald M. Berndt
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Growth / General, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology, Indigenous Studies
Publication Year
1994
Genre
Self-Help, Social Science, Fiction
Number of Pages
480 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gr366.A87b47 1994
Table of Content
List of Myths and Stories List of Illustrations Main Story-Tellers Maps Foreword 1 . Into a World of Myth and Story 2. Shaping the Aboriginal World 3. Snakes and Rainbows 4. Also there from the Beginning 5. Shapes in Nature 6. Breaking the Rules 7. Eroticism 8. Dramatic Perspectives 9. In Search of Meaning 10. Old World, New World Bibliography Index
Lccn
94-015525
Dewey Decimal
398.2/089/9915
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes

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