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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453963803321

Autore

Bell Diane <1943->

Titolo

Daughters of the dreaming [[electronic resource] /] / Diane Bell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

North Melbourne, VIC, : Spinifex Press, 2002

ISBN

1-74219-413-3

1-74219-052-9

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Disciplina

306.089

306.0899915

Soggetti

Women, Aboriginal Australian - Australia - Northern Territory

Women, Aboriginal Australian - Australia - Northern Territory - Rites and ceremonies

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-326) and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; LIST OF MAPS AND DIAGRAMS; FOREWORD TO THE THIRD EDITION; FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION; Chapter I INTO THE FIELD; Chapter II CHANGE AND CONTINUITY; Chapter III THE SUSTAINING IDEALS: LAND, LOVE AND WELL-BEING; Chapter IV WE FOLLOW ONE LAW; Chapter V THE PROBLEM OF WOMEN; APPENDIX 1; APPENDIX 2; EPELOGUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; A NOTE ON ORTHOGRAPHY; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Award-winning author Diane Bell reveals the importance of women's roles in Australian Aboriginal desert culture?as maintainers of land, ritual, and culture.