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Wise women of the dreamtime : Aboriginal tales of the ancestral powers / collected by K. Langloh Parker ; edited with commentary by Johanna Lambert.

Record no:

86766

Call no:

G/572.994 WIS

Author:

Parker, K. Langloh ; Lambert, Johanna

Publisher:

Rochester, Vt.: Inner Traditions International

Year:

1993

Description:

xvi, 144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Australian Aborigines - Folklore;
Australian Aborigines - Legends;
Australian Aborigines - Religion;
Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology);
Australian Aborigines - Mythology;

Australian Aborigines - Rites and ceremonies;
Australian Aborigines - Women;

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Type:

Book

Abstract:

Collection of stories by women and analysis of each story; initiations and ceremonies; origins of humanity; behavioural codes for society; child rearing practices; social sharing; role of women in male conflicts; ancestral powers; animal powers; magical

powers; healing; life cycles of women.

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Contents:

Tales of the ancestral powers -- Tales of the animal powers -- Tales of the magical powers -- Tales of healing.

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