Legends Of The Dreamtime: 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:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Pages appear clean with minimal yellowing. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact and sound.
Legends of the Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Myths is a richly illustrated celebration of Australia's Indigenous spiritual heritage, presenting the sacred stories of the Dreamtime through the vivid, luminous paintings of Ainslie Roberts. Charles P. Mountford's authoritative text gives cultural depth and scholarly grounding to each myth, drawing on his extensive fieldwork and lifelong study of Aboriginal Australian traditions. Together, Roberts and Mountford illuminate the cosmological world of Australia's First Peoples — the ancestral beings, creation narratives, and moral teachings that have shaped Indigenous culture for tens of thousands of years. The result is a landmark work that stands as both a fine art collection and an enduring ethnographic record, offering readers a rare and profound window into one of the world's oldest living cultures.
Author: Ainslie Roberts
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, International Limited Editions
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Pages appear clean with minimal yellowing. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact and sound.
Legends of the Dreamtime: Australian Aboriginal Myths is a richly illustrated celebration of Australia's Indigenous spiritual heritage, presenting the sacred stories of the Dreamtime through the vivid, luminous paintings of Ainslie Roberts. Charles P. Mountford's authoritative text gives cultural depth and scholarly grounding to each myth, drawing on his extensive fieldwork and lifelong study of Aboriginal Australian traditions. Together, Roberts and Mountford illuminate the cosmological world of Australia's First Peoples — the ancestral beings, creation narratives, and moral teachings that have shaped Indigenous culture for tens of thousands of years. The result is a landmark work that stands as both a fine art collection and an enduring ethnographic record, offering readers a rare and profound window into one of the world's oldest living cultures.