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Warlpiri dreamings and histories = Yimikirli
- Title
- Warlpiri dreamings and histories = Yimikirli / collected and translated by Peggy Rockman Napaljarri and Lee Cataldi.
- Publication
- San Francisco : HarperCollins, [1994], ©1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | GR366.W35 W35 1994 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxiv, 193 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 25 cm.
- Summary
- The Jukurrpa or "Dreaming" is the basis of Warlpiri culture and law. It is the seminal story of the creation of the world, which continues to exist as the eternal present embodied in songs, stories, dance, and geographical locations. The Warlpiri believe that the Dreaming is always present, though people may forget or lose sight of it. The telling of these and other tales is essential in keeping the spirit of the Dreaming alive.
- This collection of fifteen stories from Warlpiri elders reflects the importance of the Dreaming in all of its manifestations. Recorded and translated here for the first time are stories rich with insight into Aboriginal spirituality and life - on subjects as diverse as adolescence, love, hatred, sexuality, marriage, family, war, peace, physical and psychological survival, and aging.
- Told with wisdom and elegance, and illustrated with Warlpiri art and maps, these narratives evoke the integral relationship between the Australian landscape and Aboriginal spirituality.
- Series Statement
- Sacred literature series
- Uniform Title
- Sacred literature series.
- Alternative Title
- Yimikirli.
- Subjects
- Note
- "Sponsored by the the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies."
- Contents
- Jajirdikirli: The Spotted Cat / Molly Tasman Napurrurla -- Warlukurlangu: What Happened at the Place of Fire / Uni Nampijinpa -- Yarmurnturrngukurra Karna Pina Kulpa Ngurrakurra Yajarlukurra: To Yarmurnturrngu and How I Came Back to Yajarlu / Jacko Ross Jakamarra -- Marlujarrakurlu: The Two Kangaroos / Henry Cook Jakamarra -- Marlurlukurlu: The Youth / Kajingarra Napangardi -- Witikirli: The Travels of the Witi Poles / Ngarlinjiya Mary Robertson Nungarrayi -- Patilirrikirli: About Patilirri / Jimmy Jungarrayi -- Wapurtarlikirli: The Battle at Yumurrpa / Liddy Nelson Nakamarra -- Jarntujarrakurlu: The Two Dogs / Popeye Jangala -- Malikijarrakurlu: The Two Dogs / Joe Jangala -- Warnajarrakurlu: The Two Snakes / Tiger Japaljarri -- Wawarljakurlu: The Man from Wawarlja / Peggy Rockman Napaljarri -- Yurrkurukurlu: The Events at Yurrkuru / D. M. Jakamarra -- Miss Pink-kirli: Taking Care of Miss Pink / Ted Egan Jangala -- Yapuntakurlu: The Orphan / Mary O'Keefe Napurrurla.
- ISBN
- 0060661259 (alk. paper) :
- LCCN
- 93034863
- OCLC
- 29185092
- ocm29185092
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries