A collection of stories exploring dreamtime myths through ancient images, such as the Rainbow Snake, the discovery of fire, and the first man and woman. Divided into three sections, The Great Father, Totemic Ancestors and Creation Myths, it seeks to provide an insight into Aboriginal culture.
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A collection of stories exploring dreamtime myths through ancient images, such as the Rainbow Snake, the discovery of fire, and the first man and woman. Divided into three sections, The Great Father, Totemic Ancestors and Creation Myths, it seeks to provide an insight into Aboriginal culture.
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Sydney. 1978. A. H. & A. W. Reed Pty Ltd. 1st Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0589500171. 142 pages. paperback. Cover photography by Chris Somers. keywords: Folklore Mythology Australia Aboriginal. FROM THE PUBLISHER-From the INTRODUCTION-According to the concise Oxford Dictionary, a myth is a ‘purely fictitious narrative usually involving supernatural persons etc. and embodying popular ideas on natural phenomena'. In this collection emphasis has been placed on myths that attempt to explain the origins of natural phenomena while a companion volume, Aboriginal Legends, deals with legends as distinct from myths. The distinction is tenuous. Resorting to the dictionary again, we find that a legend is a ‘traditional story popularly regarded as historical, myth, such literature or tradition. ' inventory #533.
