Ancestral Power
The Dreaming, Consciousness and Aboriginal Australians
$65.91
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2002
Summary
Aboriginal people from different areas of Australia have expressed the idea of ancestral presence as a kind of power that is present in land, certain paintings, some dance performances, songs, blood and ceremonial objects. This complex Aboriginal concept is translated into English as The Dreaming, or The Dreamtime. In Ancestral Power, Lynne Hume looks at the extent to which aspects of the Dreaming may have been linked to experiences in altered states of consciousness. Did Aboriginal people ev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522850123 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 052285012X |
| Author: | Lynne Hume |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2002 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 165mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Lynne Hume
Dr. Lynne Hume has a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Queensland and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Studies in Religion at the University of Queensland. She has travelled widely and carried out fieldwork in Australia, Vanuatu and Canada. She is the author of Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia, published by MUP (1997).
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