Warlpiri Dreamings and Histories Newly Recorded Stories from the Aboriginal Elders of Central Australia Peggy Rockman Napaljarri, Lee Cataldi

Format:
Paperback
Publication date:
01 Nov 2010
ISBN:
9780300165302
Dimensions:
218 pages: 229 x 152 x 12mm
Illustrations:
black & white illustrations

This collection of fifteen stories from Warlipiri elders reflects the importance of the Dreaming in all of its manifestations. Recorded and translated here for the first time are stories rich with insight into Aboriginal spirituality and life - on subjects as diverse as adolescence, love, hatred, sexuality, marriage, family, war, peace, physical and psychological survival, and aging. Told with wisdom and elegance, and illustrated with Warlipiri maps, these narratives evoke the integral relationship between the Australian landscape and Aboriginal spirituality.