The Dreamtime Book: Australian Aboriginal Myths
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual aging. Shelf wear.
A richly illustrated celebration of Indigenous Australian storytelling, The Dreamtime Book: Australian Aboriginal Myths presents the sacred creation narratives of Australia's First Peoples as recorded and interpreted by anthropologist Charles P. Mountford, accompanied by the vivid artwork of painter Ainslie Roberts. The collection chronicles the foundational myths of the Dreamtime — the ancient spiritual framework through which Aboriginal Australians understand the origins of the land, its creatures, and humanity itself. Each myth unfolds with a reverent and lyrical tone, illustrating how ancestral beings shaped the rivers, mountains, and deserts of the Australian continent through acts of creation, conflict, and transformation. Mountford's authoritative ethnographic knowledge lends scholarly depth to the narratives, while Roberts' striking paintings bring the otherworldly beauty of these stories to vivid life. Together, they offer readers an essential and respectful window into one of the world's oldest living cultural traditions.
Author: Ainslie Roberts & Charles P. Mountford
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Rigby
Genre: Myths & legends
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual aging. Shelf wear.
A richly illustrated celebration of Indigenous Australian storytelling, The Dreamtime Book: Australian Aboriginal Myths presents the sacred creation narratives of Australia's First Peoples as recorded and interpreted by anthropologist Charles P. Mountford, accompanied by the vivid artwork of painter Ainslie Roberts. The collection chronicles the foundational myths of the Dreamtime — the ancient spiritual framework through which Aboriginal Australians understand the origins of the land, its creatures, and humanity itself. Each myth unfolds with a reverent and lyrical tone, illustrating how ancestral beings shaped the rivers, mountains, and deserts of the Australian continent through acts of creation, conflict, and transformation. Mountford's authoritative ethnographic knowledge lends scholarly depth to the narratives, while Roberts' striking paintings bring the otherworldly beauty of these stories to vivid life. Together, they offer readers an essential and respectful window into one of the world's oldest living cultural traditions.