The Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Myths In Paintings
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
At the heart of one of the world's oldest living cultures lies a cosmology so profound it shaped an entire continent — The Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Myths in Paintings brings that ancient world vividly to life through the extraordinary collaboration of painter Ainslie Roberts and ethnologist Charles P. Mountford. The work presents a stunning visual and textual chronicle of Australia's Aboriginal creation myths, weaving together Mountford's authoritative anthropological narratives with Roberts' evocative, richly detailed paintings to illuminate the sacred stories of the Dreaming — the foundational spiritual framework through which Aboriginal Australians understand the origins of the land, sky, and all living things. Beyond its status as a work of art, this volume stands as a landmark document of cultural preservation, capturing oral traditions and spiritual knowledge that might otherwise have remained inaccessible to wider audiences. Mountford's text, drawn from decades of fieldwork across Australia, carries the weight of deep ethnographic scholarship, while Roberts' imagery transcends illustration to become genuine artistic interpretation. Together, they offer a window into a civilisation of breathtaking antiquity and sophistication — leaving the reader to wonder how many more stories the land itself still holds.
Author: Ainslie Roberts And Charles P. Mountford
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Rigby
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
At the heart of one of the world's oldest living cultures lies a cosmology so profound it shaped an entire continent — The Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Myths in Paintings brings that ancient world vividly to life through the extraordinary collaboration of painter Ainslie Roberts and ethnologist Charles P. Mountford. The work presents a stunning visual and textual chronicle of Australia's Aboriginal creation myths, weaving together Mountford's authoritative anthropological narratives with Roberts' evocative, richly detailed paintings to illuminate the sacred stories of the Dreaming — the foundational spiritual framework through which Aboriginal Australians understand the origins of the land, sky, and all living things. Beyond its status as a work of art, this volume stands as a landmark document of cultural preservation, capturing oral traditions and spiritual knowledge that might otherwise have remained inaccessible to wider audiences. Mountford's text, drawn from decades of fieldwork across Australia, carries the weight of deep ethnographic scholarship, while Roberts' imagery transcends illustration to become genuine artistic interpretation. Together, they offer a window into a civilisation of breathtaking antiquity and sophistication — leaving the reader to wonder how many more stories the land itself still holds.