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Subtitle: Warlpiri dreamings and histories
By: collected and translated by Peggy Rockman Napaljarri and Lee Cataldi.
Contributors: Napaljarri, Peggy Rockman.; Cataldi, Lee.; Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Series: Sacred literature series
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1994
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Walbiri (Australian people) -- Folklore; Walbiri (Australian people) -- Religion; Walbiri (Australian people) -- Social life and customs; Walbiri language -- Texts
Other titles: Warlpiri dreamings and histories.
Description: The Jukurrpa or "Dreaming" is the basis of Warlpiri culture and law. It is the seminal story of the creation of the world, which continues to exist as the eternal present embodied in songs, stories, dance, and geographical locations. The Warlpiri believe that the Dreaming is always present, though people may forget or lose sight of it. The telling of these and other tales is essential in keeping the spirit of the Dreaming alive.

This collection of fifteen stories from Warlpiri elders reflects the importance of the Dreaming in all of its manifestations. Recorded and translated here for the first time are stories rich with insight into Aboriginal spirituality and life - on subjects as diverse as adolescence, love, hatred, sexuality, marriage, family, war, peace, physical and psychological survival, and aging.

Told with wisdom and elegance, and illustrated with Warlpiri art and maps, these narratives evoke the integral relationship between the Australian landscape and Aboriginal spirituality.
Notes: Stories in Walbiri and English on opposite pages; introductory matter in English.
Spine title: Warlpiri dreamings and histories.
"Sponsored by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies."