Storytracking: Texts, Stories, & Histories in Central Australia by Sam D. Gill

New York: Oxford University Press. Vg-. Spine Fading. Pages: 276.. 1998. 1st. Hardcover..

Hardback. New. This work takes the narrative technique of "storytracking", as practised by Australian aboriginal peoples, and applies it to the academic study of their culture. The author proposes to get as close as possible to the perceptions and beliefs of the peoples by expunging European interpretation.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 276 p. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Aboriginal Australians Australia, Central Folklore; Tales Australia, Central History and criticism; Mythology, Aboriginal Australian Australia, Central; Aboriginal Australians; Religion Theory and criticism; Anthropology Theory and criticism; Religion; Dreaming; Creation; Cosmology; Religion Rites; Ceremonial objects.

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