Australian Aboriginal Culture
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Few civilisations on Earth can claim a continuous cultural heritage stretching back more than 65,000 years, yet the story of Australia's First Peoples remains one of the most profound and complex narratives in all of human history. Australian Aboriginal Culture, published by the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, presents a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the traditions, spiritual life, art, social structures, and languages that define the world's oldest living cultures — from the intricately patterned rock art of the Kimberley to the sacred song lines that map an entire continent. This landmark publication argues that Aboriginal culture is not a relic of a distant past, but a dynamic, living system of knowledge and belief that continues to shape the Australian identity. Written with an academic rigour tempered by genuine reverence, it illuminates the deep cosmological significance of the Dreaming, the sophistication of Aboriginal law and kinship systems, and the richness of an oral tradition that has preserved history across millennia. For anyone seeking to truly understand the soul of the Australian continent, this volume poses a question as old as the land itself: what can the world's oldest culture teach the rest of humanity about our place on Earth?
Author: Various
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few civilisations on Earth can claim a continuous cultural heritage stretching back more than 65,000 years, yet the story of Australia's First Peoples remains one of the most profound and complex narratives in all of human history. Australian Aboriginal Culture, published by the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, presents a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the traditions, spiritual life, art, social structures, and languages that define the world's oldest living cultures — from the intricately patterned rock art of the Kimberley to the sacred song lines that map an entire continent. This landmark publication argues that Aboriginal culture is not a relic of a distant past, but a dynamic, living system of knowledge and belief that continues to shape the Australian identity. Written with an academic rigour tempered by genuine reverence, it illuminates the deep cosmological significance of the Dreaming, the sophistication of Aboriginal law and kinship systems, and the richness of an oral tradition that has preserved history across millennia. For anyone seeking to truly understand the soul of the Australian continent, this volume poses a question as old as the land itself: what can the world's oldest culture teach the rest of humanity about our place on Earth?