Landscapes, Rock-Art and the Dreaming

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Beschreibung

The apparent timelessness of the Dreaming of Aboriginal Australia has long mystified European observers, conjuring images of an ancient people in harmony with their surroundings. It may come as a surprise, therefore, that the Dreaming's historical antiquity had never been explored by archaeologists prior to this study.

In this seminal text in rock-art research, now reissued with a new preface, Bruno David examines the archaeological evidence for Dreaming-mediated places, rituals and symbolism. What emerges is not a static culture, but a mode of conceiving the world that emerged in its recognizable form only about 1,000 years ago. This is a world of what the philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer has called pre-understanding, a condition of knowledge that shapes one's experience of the world. By tracing through time the archaeological visibility of one well known mode of pre-understanding - the Dreaming of Aboriginal Australia - the author argues that it is possible to scientifically explore an archaeology of pre-understanding; of body and mind, identity and Being-in-the-world.

Über den Autor

Bruno David is a Professor in the Monash Indigenous Studies Centre at Monash University, Australia. He has published over 100 academic and popular papers and monographs, is co-editor of Inscribed Landscapes, and has been awarded more than 50 prizes and awards, including the inaugural Antiquity Prize for his work on the archaeology of rock-art in Northern Australia.

Zusammenfassung

Synthesizes a robust theoretical 'umbrella' with detailed examination of specific case studies

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface

1. Introduction

Part I. The Present Past

2. The Dreaming
3. Placing the Dreaming: The Archaeology of a Sacred Mountain
4. Performing the Dreaming: Ritual in the Arid Zone
5. Symbols of the Dreaming: Rock-Art as Representation
6. The Present Past?

Part II. Presenting the Past

7. Archaeological Trends in Australian Pre-History
8. Seeds of Change
9. Regionalization
10. Conclusion

References
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781350345003
ISBN-10:	1350345008
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Bruno, David
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	David Bruno
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.02.2023
Gewicht:	0,485 kg