Ngarrindjeri wurruwarrin : a world that is, was, and will be / by Diane Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Diane.

Language:

Australian languages

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Hindmarsh Island (S. Aust.).

Aboriginal Australians.

Narrinyeri (Australian people)--Social life and customs.

Narrinyeri (Australian people).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (706 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

North Melbourne, Australia : Spinifex Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This finely textured ethnography weaves written texts with the voices of women and men who struggle to protect their sacred sites. It provides a deeper understanding of lives profoundly affected by two centuries of colonization.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Maps; Dedication; Prologue: Being Here; Part One: Ngarrindjeri A Distinctive Weave; 1 Weaving the World of Ngarrindjeri; 2 Shared Designs, Different Strands; 3 Singing: "Pakari Nganawi Ruwi" (Prayer song for my country); 4 Family, Friends and Other Relations; 5 A Land Alive: Embodying and Knowing the Country; 6 Signs and Sorcery: Finding Meaning in a Changing World; Part Two: The Politics of Knowledge; 7 Respecting the Rules: Oral and Written Cultures; 8 Sorting the Sources: Writing about the Lower Murray

9 Women's Beliefs, Bodies and Practices; 10 Sacred Orders: A weave of clans, stories and sanctions; Epilogue: Whither?; Notes; A Ngarrindjeri Time-line; Bibliography; Permissions; Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781742194448

1742194443

9781742192406

1742192408

OCLC:

476260764