Storytracking : texts, stories, and histories in central Australia / / Sam D. Gill

• Autore: Gill Sam D. <1943->
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.0899915
• Soggetto topico: Aboriginal Australians - Australia, Central; Tales - Australia - Central Australia - History and criticism; Mythology, Aboriginal Australian - Australia - Central Australia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; ONE: Storytracking the Arrente through the Academic Bush; TWO: Storytracking Toward Theory; THREE: Central Australia; FOUR: Irbmangkara; FIVE: Altjira; SIX: The Arrernte; SEVEN: Storytracking the Academic Study of Religion; EIGHT: End Game; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This innovative work takes a narrative technique (known as ""storytracking"") practised by Australian aboriginal peoples and applies it to the academic study of their culture. Gill's purpose is to get as close as possible to the perceptions and beliefs of these indigenous peoples by stripping away the layers of European interpretation and construction. His technique involves comparing the versions of aboriginal texts presented in academic reports with the text versions as they appear in each report's cited sources. The comparison helps reveal the extent to which the text is transformed through
• Titolo autorizzato: Storytracking
• ISBN: 0-19-511588-0; 0-585-22094-8; 0-19-535389-7; 1-280-47007-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996247979603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno