The Two Rainbow Serpents Travelling
Title | The Two Rainbow Serpents Travelling PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Beckett |
Publisher | ANU E Press |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 2009-09-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1921536934 |
The 'Corner Country', where Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales now converge, was in Aboriginal tradition crisscrossed by the tracks of the mura, ancestral beings, who named the country as they travelled, linking place to language. Reproduced here is the story of the two Ngatyi, Rainbow Serpents, who travelled from the Paroo to the Flinders Ranges and back as far as Yancannia Creek, where their deep underground channels linked them back to the Paroo. Jeremy Beckett recorded these stories from George Dutton and Alf Barlow in 1957. Luise Hercus, who has worked on the languages in the area for many years, has collaborated with Jeremy Beckett to analyse the names and identify the places.
The Rainbow Serpent
Title | The Rainbow Serpent PDF eBook |
Author | Dick Roughsey |
Publisher | Harpercollins Childrens Books |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1993-09-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780207174339 |
Recounts the aborigine story of creation featuring Goorialla, the great Rainbow Serpent.
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Title | The Serpent and the Rainbow PDF eBook |
Author | Wade Davis |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2010-10-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1451628366 |
A scientific investigation and personal adventure story about zombis and the voudoun culture of Haiti by a Harvard scientist. In April 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis arrived in Haiti to investigate two documented cases of zombis—people who had reappeared in Haitian society years after they had been officially declared dead and had been buried. Drawn into a netherworld of rituals and celebrations, Davis penetrated the vodoun mystique deeply enough to place zombification in its proper context within vodoun culture. In the course of his investigation, Davis came to realize that the story of vodoun is the history of Haiti—from the African origins of its people to the successful Haitian independence movement, down to the present day, where vodoun culture is, in effect, the government of Haiti’s countryside. The Serpent and the Rainbow combines anthropological investigation with a remarkable personal adventure to illuminate and finally explain a phenomenon that has long fascinated Americans.
The Rainbow Serpent
Title | The Rainbow Serpent PDF eBook |
Author | Ira R. Buchler |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2011-06-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 3110807165 |
Desert Lake
Title | Desert Lake PDF eBook |
Author | Mandy Martin |
Publisher | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 2013-03-04 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0643108394 |
Desert Lake is a book combining artistic, scientific and Indigenous views of a striking region of north-western Australia. Paruku is the place that white people call Lake Gregory. It is Walmajarri land, and its people live on their Country in the communities of Mulan and Billiluna. This is a story of water. When Sturt Creek flows from the north, it creates a massive inland Lake among the sandy deserts. Not only is Paruku of national significance for waterbirds, but it has also helped uncover the past climatic and human history of Australia. Paruku's cultural and environmental values inspire Indigenous and other artists, they define the place as an enduring home, and have led to its declaration as an Indigenous Protected Area. The Walmajarri people of Paruku understand themselves in relation to Country, a coherent whole linking the environment, the people and the Law that governs their lives. These understandings are encompassed by the Waljirri or Dreaming and expressed through the songs, imagery and narratives of enduring traditions. Desert Lake is embedded in this broader vision of Country and provides a rich visual and cross-cultural portrait of an extraordinary part of Australia.
The Man and the Snake
Title | The Man and the Snake PDF eBook |
Author | Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | Modernista |
Pages | 11 |
Release | 2024-06-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 918108028X |
»The Man and the Snake« is a short story by Ambrose Bierce, originally published in 1893. AMBROSE BIERCE [1842-1914] was an American author, journalist, and war veteran. He was one of the most influential journalists in the United States in the late 19th century and alongside his success as a horror writer he was hailed as a pioneer of realism. Among his most famous works are The Devil's Dictionary and the short story »An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.«
Australia
Title | Australia PDF eBook |
Author | Margo Daly |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1028 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781858282206 |
Comprehensive coverage of every town and city. Critical reviews of the best places to eat, drink and sleep in all regions of the country and much more.