Australian Dreaming: 40, 000 Years of Aboriginal History

by Isaacs, Jennifer (Editor)

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Book description: Willoughby, Australia: Ure Smith Press. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1991. Reprint. Hardcover. Bumping to the cover edges and spine of both book and dust jacket. Also, several tears to dust jacket edges. Otherwise, the book is in very good condition, with clean/unmarked pages. Extra Heavy Book! ; Color Photographs; 1 x 10.25 x 14.50 inches; 304 pages; ...Australian Dreaming is the first Aboriginal history of the Australian continent and its people, as told by the Aboriginal story-tellers. Through traditional myths and legends, it gives and explanation of the formation of the landscape and the creation of many outstanding geographical features. It recounts epic travels of the great Spirit Ancestors and tell show they created the animals and plants and gave birth to the people who formed the earliest population of this land. It tells, also, how the Ancestors taught the Aboriginal people how to live in harmony with nature and how to behave towards one another, thus setting the pattern of traditional Aboriginal culture which has survived for 40,000 years. Bibliography: p. 301-302. Includes index. .

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