Ayers Rock: Its People, Their Beliefs, And Their Art
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the heart of the Australian continent rises one of the world's most iconic natural monuments, and within its ancient red walls lives a story far older than written history — Ayers Rock: Its People, Their Beliefs, and Their Art chronicles the profound spiritual and cultural world of the Anangu Aboriginal people whose sacred connection to Uluru has endured for tens of thousands of years. Charles P. Mountford, one of Australia's most distinguished anthropologists and ethnographers, presents a richly detailed account of the Indigenous communities who have called this landscape home, documenting their mythology, ceremonial traditions, and extraordinary artistic heritage with both scholarly rigour and deep human empathy. Drawing on extensive fieldwork conducted in the remote Australian interior, Mountford illustrates the intricate relationship between land, legend, and identity that defines Anangu culture, revealing how every crack, cave, and contour of the great rock is imbued with Dreamtime significance. Fully illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs, this work stands as a landmark document in Australian anthropology — a rare window into a living culture of breathtaking complexity and antiquity. For anyone seeking to understand the true soul of the Australian continent, this essential volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: what does it mean for a landscape to be sacred?
Author: Charles P. Mountford
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the heart of the Australian continent rises one of the world's most iconic natural monuments, and within its ancient red walls lives a story far older than written history — Ayers Rock: Its People, Their Beliefs, and Their Art chronicles the profound spiritual and cultural world of the Anangu Aboriginal people whose sacred connection to Uluru has endured for tens of thousands of years. Charles P. Mountford, one of Australia's most distinguished anthropologists and ethnographers, presents a richly detailed account of the Indigenous communities who have called this landscape home, documenting their mythology, ceremonial traditions, and extraordinary artistic heritage with both scholarly rigour and deep human empathy. Drawing on extensive fieldwork conducted in the remote Australian interior, Mountford illustrates the intricate relationship between land, legend, and identity that defines Anangu culture, revealing how every crack, cave, and contour of the great rock is imbued with Dreamtime significance. Fully illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs, this work stands as a landmark document in Australian anthropology — a rare window into a living culture of breathtaking complexity and antiquity. For anyone seeking to understand the true soul of the Australian continent, this essential volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: what does it mean for a landscape to be sacred?