Ayers Rock
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Rising from the flat red heart of the Australian continent like a monument carved by the gods, Uluru — known to the world as Ayers Rock — is one of the most sacred and awe-inspiring geological formations on Earth. Charles P. Mountford's landmark work presents a rich and authoritative account of this ancient monolith, chronicling its profound spiritual significance to the Anangu people, the Aboriginal custodians whose Dreamtime legends are inseparable from the rock's towering sandstone walls. Drawing on decades of fieldwork and intimate knowledge of Central Australian Aboriginal culture, Mountford details the sacred myths, ceremonial traditions, and intricate belief systems that transform a geological wonder into a living, breathing testament to one of the world's oldest continuous cultures. Mountford writes with the precision of a scientist and the reverence of a true cultural witness, situating Ayers Rock not merely as a tourist destination but as a place of immeasurable historical and spiritual depth. His prose bridges the worlds of natural history, anthropology, and indigenous lore, illuminating the profound relationship between landscape and identity in the Australian interior. A foundational text in the study of Aboriginal Australia, this work remains as compelling and essential today as when it was first published — leaving the reader to wonder how much of the ancient world still waits, quietly, to be understood.
Author: Charles P. Mountford
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Rising from the flat red heart of the Australian continent like a monument carved by the gods, Uluru — known to the world as Ayers Rock — is one of the most sacred and awe-inspiring geological formations on Earth. Charles P. Mountford's landmark work presents a rich and authoritative account of this ancient monolith, chronicling its profound spiritual significance to the Anangu people, the Aboriginal custodians whose Dreamtime legends are inseparable from the rock's towering sandstone walls. Drawing on decades of fieldwork and intimate knowledge of Central Australian Aboriginal culture, Mountford details the sacred myths, ceremonial traditions, and intricate belief systems that transform a geological wonder into a living, breathing testament to one of the world's oldest continuous cultures. Mountford writes with the precision of a scientist and the reverence of a true cultural witness, situating Ayers Rock not merely as a tourist destination but as a place of immeasurable historical and spiritual depth. His prose bridges the worlds of natural history, anthropology, and indigenous lore, illuminating the profound relationship between landscape and identity in the Australian interior. A foundational text in the study of Aboriginal Australia, this work remains as compelling and essential today as when it was first published — leaving the reader to wonder how much of the ancient world still waits, quietly, to be understood.