Treading Lightly
Subtitle: The Hidden Wisdom of the World's Oldest People
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: April 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9781741148749
Subjects: Ethnology And Ethnography; Social Science; Nature; Sociology; Anthropology - Cultural; Australia & New Zealand - General; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Ecology; Ethnic Studies - General; Social History; Aboriginal Australians; Australia; Social life and customs; Sustainable development; Traditional ecological knowledge
Description: "Karl-Erik Sveiby and Tex Skuthorpe show how traditional Aboriginal stories and paintings were used to convey knowledge from one generation to the next, about the environment, law and relationships. They reveal the hidden art of four-level storytelling, and discuss how the stories, and the way they were used, formed the basis for a sustainable society. They also explain ecological farming methods, and how the Aboriginal style of leadership created resilient societies."--Jacket.