ISBN: 9780486427096 - myths and legends of the australian aborigines (9 risultati)

Condizione: acceptable. Cover image may vary. Cover is worn. Spine is taped. Item has staining. Binding is split. Paperback.

Paperback. Condizione: Like New. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Dover Publications, 2003. Octavo. Paperback. Book is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. For many of their campfire tales, the aboriginal people of Australia looked to the skies, where they found a twinkling text of morals and stories within their own version of the zodiac. Today, the starry birds, fishes, and dancing men that provided a backdrop to life Down Under for thousands of years have found a new popularity beyond Australia. With this colourful collection of oral traditions, compiled by an Australian physician, readers can savour the tales as they were told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. For the most part, however, the author allows the myths to speak for themselves, without an attempt to support or disprove anthropological theories.Of considerable interest to students and scholars of aboriginal cultures, this book will also appeal to devoted readers of folklore and mythology. With this colourful collection of oral traditions readers can savour the tales as told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Thus. This book of the mythological has the advantage of having modern day (circa 1927) photograsphs of the people holding the belefs still available for inclusion. See, for example, the painted-backs of the Engwura Ceremony, after page 154. Read more about : Thardid Jimbo, tinuwarre, Grandmother Spirit, Marion Bay, wurley, Buda Gooda, Chirr-bookie, message sticks, and Corrobbery. 356 pages including INDEX - book adverts in addition. Cond: Paper wrapper is white with light yellow lettering. Front cover graphic is an Alice Woodward interpretation of the Winjarning Brothers being carried off by a deceptive spirit.cornersandedges mostly sharp. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Clean and tight, square and bright. Giftable !! Quote (p. 131) : " When all those present had sat down on the ground and bowed their heads and closed their eyes the woodpecker began to ascend. He climbed over the obstacle and tied one baby on his back with a rope made from the fibre of the tea-tree, and came to ground with it, and placed it in charge of ._._._. ." Size: 12mo. B/W Diagrams and Photographs (illustratore). …

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 355 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. For many of their campfire tales, the aboriginal people of Australia looked to the skies, where they found a twinkling text of morals and stories within their own version of the zodiac. Today, the starry birds, fishes, and dancing men that provided a backdrop to life Down Under for thousands of years have found a new popularity beyond Australia. With this colourful collection of oral traditions, compiled by an Australian physician, readers can savour the tales as they were told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. For the most part, however, the author allows the myths to speak for themselves, without an attempt to support or disprove anthropological theories.Of considerable interest to students and scholars of aboriginal cultures, this book will also appeal to devoted readers of folklore and mythology. With this colourful collection of oral traditions readers can savour the tales as told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. For many of their campfire tales, the aboriginal people of Australia looked to the skies, where they found a twinkling text of morals and stories within their own version of the zodiac. Today, the starry birds, fishes, and dancing men that provided a backdrop to life Down Under for thousands of years have found a new popularity beyond Australia. With this colourful collection of oral traditions, compiled by an Australian physician, readers can savour the tales as they were told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. For the most part, however, the author allows the myths to speak for themselves, without an attempt to support or disprove anthropological theories.Of considerable interest to students and scholars of aboriginal cultures, this book will also appeal to devoted readers of folklore and mythology. With this colourful collection of oral traditions readers can savour the tales as told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…