The Resource Wise women of the dreamtime : Aboriginal tales of the ancestral powers, collected by K. Langloh Parker : edited with commentary by Johanna Lambert
Wise women of the dreamtime : Aboriginal tales of the ancestral powers, collected by K. Langloh Parker : edited with commentary by Johanna Lambert
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The item Wise women of the dreamtime : Aboriginal tales of the ancestral powers, collected by K. Langloh Parker : edited with commentary by Johanna Lambert represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 144 p.
- Note
- Originally published 1933
- Contents
-
- Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Tales of the Ancestral Powers
- Wahwee and Nerida: The Water Monster and the Water Lily
- Dinewan the Man Changes to Dinewan the Emu
- Sturt's Desert Pea, the Blood Flower
- Where the Frost Comes From
- Tales of the Animal Powers
- Murgah Muggui, the Spider
- Bralgah, the Dancing Bird
- Piggiebillah, the Porcupine
- The Rainbird
- Tales of the Magical Powers
- Moodoobahngul, the Widow
- The Wirreenun Woman and Her Wirreenun Son
- The Redbreasts
- The Wagtail and the Rainbow
- Tales of Healing
- Goonur, the Woman-Doctor
- The Bunbundoolooeys
- Bibliography
- Isbn
- 9780892814770
- Label
- Wise women of the dreamtime : Aboriginal tales of the ancestral powers
- Title
- Wise women of the dreamtime
- Title remainder
- Aboriginal tales of the ancestral powers
- Statement of responsibility
- collected by K. Langloh Parker : edited with commentary by Johanna Lambert
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Dewey number
- 398.20994
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1856-1940
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Parker, K. Langloh
- Lambert, Johanna
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Ceremonies - Women
- Aboriginal Australians
- Aboriginal Australians
- Label
- Wise women of the dreamtime : Aboriginal tales of the ancestral powers, collected by K. Langloh Parker : edited with commentary by Johanna Lambert
- Note
- Originally published 1933
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Contents
- Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Tales of the Ancestral Powers -- Wahwee and Nerida: The Water Monster and the Water Lily -- Dinewan the Man Changes to Dinewan the Emu -- Sturt's Desert Pea, the Blood Flower -- Where the Frost Comes From -- Tales of the Animal Powers -- Murgah Muggui, the Spider -- Bralgah, the Dancing Bird -- Piggiebillah, the Porcupine -- The Rainbird -- Tales of the Magical Powers -- Moodoobahngul, the Widow -- The Wirreenun Woman and Her Wirreenun Son -- The Redbreasts -- The Wagtail and the Rainbow -- Tales of Healing -- Goonur, the Woman-Doctor -- The Bunbundoolooeys -- Bibliography
- Control code
- 000009846285
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 144 p.
- Isbn
- 9780892814770
- Label
- Wise women of the dreamtime : Aboriginal tales of the ancestral powers, collected by K. Langloh Parker : edited with commentary by Johanna Lambert
- Note
- Originally published 1933
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Contents
- Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Tales of the Ancestral Powers -- Wahwee and Nerida: The Water Monster and the Water Lily -- Dinewan the Man Changes to Dinewan the Emu -- Sturt's Desert Pea, the Blood Flower -- Where the Frost Comes From -- Tales of the Animal Powers -- Murgah Muggui, the Spider -- Bralgah, the Dancing Bird -- Piggiebillah, the Porcupine -- The Rainbird -- Tales of the Magical Powers -- Moodoobahngul, the Widow -- The Wirreenun Woman and Her Wirreenun Son -- The Redbreasts -- The Wagtail and the Rainbow -- Tales of Healing -- Goonur, the Woman-Doctor -- The Bunbundoolooeys -- Bibliography
- Control code
- 000009846285
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 144 p.
- Isbn
- 9780892814770
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