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Wise Women of the Dreamtime: Aboriginal Tales of the Ancestral Powers | 
 enlarge | Author: K. Langloh Parker
Creator: Johanna Lambert
Publisher: Park Street Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 266981
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0892814772
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.20899915
EAN: 9780892814770
ASIN: 0892814772
Publication Date: July 1, 1993
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Condition: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Spine straight w/o creases, binding tight, no reader/remainder/library marks, slight cover curl, pgs flat w/sharp corners, very slight shelf wear. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 numbered pgs. Audience: General/trade. Photos or additional information on this item available on request. Orders/e-mail responses processed daily. Please check our feedback.
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Women's stories from the world's oldest tradition, this collection of Australian Aboriginal myths was compiled at the turn of the century by K. Langloh Parker, one of the first Europeans to realize their significance. Here, women tell of their own ceremonies, relationships, and behavioral codes, bringing into focus the Aboriginal world view, in which humanity and nature exist in balance and harmony. (Inner Traditions International)
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Aboriginal Stories August 2, 2003
Heidi M. Hawkins (Bellingham, WA: City of Subdued Excitement)
99 out of 100 found this review helpful
I bought this book with the hope of finding something more authentic than some of the more popular books on Australian Aboriginal culture I'd read. Though these stories have been collected, translated and compiled by Anglo Australians, my impression is that the authenticity of these stories has been retained. I do believe my authenticity-meter is pretty accurate. However, I have no authority on the subject, and would love to see a review here from someone who does. In absence of such, I hope my review is helpful to others.Each story is followed by Johanna Lambert's commentary. Lambert draws parallels between concepts in these stories, and myths of other cultures. She also explains the contextual beliefs of Aboriginal people in a way that I found helpful and seems respectful to me. At times the psychoanalytical perspective seems a bit forced when applied to these stories and Aboriginal culture in general. I wonder if psychoanalysis is universal enough to be applicable to something so ancient and whole in and of itself. For the most part, though, I found the analysis helpful, and if you don't, you can just read the stories and skip the analysis which follows. If your exposure to Aboriginal culture from the women's perspective is limited to Lynn Andrews or Marlo Morgan, I highly recommend you read this book. Also a great book for anthropologists and students of shamanism or global spirituality. Or, if you enjoyed "Rabbit-Proof Fence," if you just like to hear about different perspectives than your own or want to understand the various people of the world, this book is for you. Recommended. ~heidimo
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