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Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines

Author : W. Ramsay Smith
Publisher : Ravenio Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines written by W. Ramsay Smith and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic resource is organized as follows: Chapter I: Origins The Customs and Traditions of Aboriginals The Story of the Creation The Coming of Mankind The Peewee’s Story The Eagle-hawk and the Crow The Birth of the Butterflies The Confusion of Tongues The Discovery and the Loss of the Secret of Fire The Moon The Wonderful Lizard The Lazy Goannas and what happened to them How the Selfish Goannas lost their Wives What some Aboriginal Carvings mean Chapter II: Animal Myths The Selfish Owl Why Frogs jump into the Water This is the legend of the frogs. Kinie Ger, the Native Cat The Porcupine and the Mountain Devil The Green Frog How the Tortoise got his Shell The Mischievous Crow and the Good he did Whowie The Flood and its Results How Spencer’s Gulf came into Existence Chapter III: Religion The Belief in a Great Spirit The Land of Perfection The Voice of the Great Spirit Witchcraft Chapter IV: Social Marriage Customs The Spirit of Help among the Aboriginals Ngia Ngiampe Hunting Fishing Sport Chapter V: Personal Myths Kirkin and Wyju The Love-story of the Two Sisters Cheeroonear The Keen Keeng Mr and Mrs Newal and their Dog Thardid Jimbo Palpinkalare Perindi and Harrimiah Bulpallungga Nurunderi's Wives Chirr-bookie, the Blue Crane Buthera and the Bat Yara-ma-yha-who The Origin of the Pleiades

Australian Legends

Author : C. W. Peck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australian Legends written by C. W. Peck and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories from New South Wales tribes - coastal and inland - Cammeray, Kamilaroi.

Aussie Legends Alphabet

Author : Beck Feiner
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
ISBN 13 : 1460709217
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Aussie Legends Alphabet written by Beck Feiner and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THIS VIBRANT LOOK AT AUSTRALIAN CULTURAL ICONS, A IS FOR ADAM GOODES, B IS FOR BOB HAWKE AND C IS FOR CATHY FREEMAN. Forget Alpha, Bravo, Charlie ... Meet the ultimate A to Z of amazing Aussies who make thiscountry legendary. Sometimes irreverent, always charming and vividly brought tolife by Beck Feiner. PRAISE 'Aussie Legends Alphabet will thrill readers, children andadults alike ... An ideal starting point for students who are looking at famousAustralians in class, as well as being a fabulous gift and talking point foradults.' -- ReadPlus AWARDS Shortlisted - 2018 Australian Book Design Awards Shortlisted - 2018 Speech Pathology Awards

Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines

Author : David Unaipon
Publisher : Melbourne University
ISBN 13 : 9780522852462
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines written by David Unaipon and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of traditional Aboriginal stories from South Australia, written David Uniapon, an early Aboriginal activist, scientist, writer and preacher, who appears on the Australian $50 note. The stories originally appeared in 'Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals', but were attributed to W. Ramsay Smith, FRS, anthropologist and Chief Medical Officer of South Australia. For this edition the stories have been re-edited, with the cooperation of Uniapon's descendants, and for the first time appear as the work of their true author. The editors contribute a substantial introduction that gives the historical and cultural context of Uniapon's work, and the story of this publication. Includes photos, glossary and bibliography. Muecke is Professor of Cultural Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney. Previous works include 'Reading the Country' and 'Paperbark: A collection of Black Australian writing'. Shoemaker is Dean of Arts at the Australian National University. Previous works include 'Black Words, White Page' and 'Mudrooroo: A critical study'.

Australian Legends and Landscapes

Author : Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Publisher : Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 9780091698201
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Australian Legends and Landscapes written by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and published by Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House Australia. This book was released on 1990 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This powerful reminder of a rich and varied ancient culture, in which there were once more than 350 languages, features legends told in a variety of styles both in prose and poetry. The styles reflect the individuality of the authors and the differing present-day cultures through which legends are passed on to us. Drawn from an Aboriginal world in which each seperate group has its own legends, the stories are enormous in range. Some are violent, some mysterious, many are gently humorous, touching or even whimsical. The Alcheringa - the time of creation - is implicit in all the stories as is the spirit world so important in Aboriginal culture."--BOOK JACKET.

Australian Legends

Author : George Moore
Publisher : R.I.C. Publications
ISBN 13 : 1863116753
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book Australian Legends written by George Moore and published by R.I.C. Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

30 Australian Legends and Icons

Author : Anne Bower Ingram
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 1740518063
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book 30 Australian Legends and Icons written by Anne Bower Ingram and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2006 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia is an extraordinary country. Our past is filled with pioneers and bushrangers, brave soldiers and record-breaking athletes. We've created foods eaten nowhere else in the world and we're the home of Big Things. Australians are intrepid explorers, wacky inventors, celebrated artists and daring lifesavers. This book contains thirty of our most time-honoured icons, from the Sydney Opera House and jars of Vegemite to Phar Lap's glory and the tradition of Anzac. Take a tour through the large legends and little-known facts that make Australia truly unique.

Australian Legendary Tales

Author : K. Langloh Parker
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3732650332
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Australian Legendary Tales written by K. Langloh Parker and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Australian Legendary Tales by K. Langloh Parker

Dream Time Magic and Other Australian Legends - A Quick Read Book

Author : The Abbotts
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329723414
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Dream Time Magic and Other Australian Legends - A Quick Read Book written by The Abbotts and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dream Time Magic and Other Australian Legends A Quick Read Book By The Abbotts The Dream Time of the Australian Aboriginal people is a fascinating place full of lively myths, great stories and amusing tales! In this new book by The Abbotts, we enter this mystical world and meet a variety of lovable people from a small boy, Wallunga to a modern outback nurse and hear their stories. Also we discover the amazing tales and myths created by the convicts, settlers and unusual visitors to this Southern continent over the millennia. A book of interest for the whole family! In 14 pt for easy reading and fully illustrated. A Beacon of Light Book.

Great Australian Stories

Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1742693733
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Great Australian Stories written by Graham Seal and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From pioneer tales to urban myths, folklore expert Graham Seal has gathered some of the best Australian stories from around the country, and this?new edition contains?10 extra stories. Australia has a rich tradition of story telling that reflects?a unique history and experience. Great Australian Stories is the most representative collection available of the stories?Aussies tell about themselves. Graham Seal explains where the stories come from, and why even the outright lies reveal a truth of sorts.

Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines

Author : W. Ramsay Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486427096
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines written by W. Ramsay Smith and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many of their campfire tales, the aboriginal people of Australia looked to the skies, where they found a twinkling text of morals and stories within their own version of the zodiac. Today, the starry birds, fishes, and dancing men that provided a backdrop to life Down Under for thousands of years have found a new popularity beyond Australia. With this colorful compilation of oral traditions, readers can savor the tales as they were told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. For the most part, however, the author allows the myths to speak for themselves, without any attempt to support or disprove anthropological theories. The myths range in nature and tone from reverent recountings of the origins of the world and human life, to legends about the roots of religious and social customs, to fanciful and humorous animal fables. Unabridged republication of Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals, Ballantyne Press-Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd., London, n.d., ca. 1930. Index. 63 black-and-white illustrations.

Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines

Author : William Edward Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines written by William Edward Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Moyarra: An Australian Legend in Two Cantos

Author : George William Rusden
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Moyarra: An Australian Legend in Two Cantos written by George William Rusden and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Moyarra: An Australian Legend in Two Cantos' is a written work featuring two canto-style poems regarding Moyarra, a town in Victoria, Australia. The poems were written by George William Rusden, an English-born historian, active in Australia.

Legends of People, Myths of State

Author : Bruce Kapferer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780857454362
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (543 download)

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Download or read book Legends of People, Myths of State written by Bruce Kapferer and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Lorre described himself as merely a ‘face maker’. His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives which position Lorre as a tragic figure within film history: the promising European artist reduced to a Hollywood gimmick, unable to escape the murderous image of his role in Fritz Lang’sM.This book shows that the life of Peter Lorre cannot be reduced to a series of simplistic oppositions. It reveals that, despite the limitations of his macabre star image, Lorre’s screen performances were highly ambitious, and the terms of his employment were rarely restrictive. Lorre’s career was a complex negotiation between transnational identity, Hollywood filmmaking practices, the ownership of star images and the mechanics of screen performance.

AUSTRALIAN LEGENDARY TALES

Author : Various
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1907256415
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book AUSTRALIAN LEGENDARY TALES written by Various and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first book by K. Langloh Parker is still one of the best available collections of Australian Aboriginal folklore. It was written for a popular audience, but the stories are retold with integrity, and not filtered, as was the case with similar books from this period. That said, the style of this book reflects Victorian sentimentality and, an occasional tinge of racism that was apparent in those times. However, this volume does contain 31 uniquely Australian tales like: The Galah, and Oolah the Lizard, Bahloo the Moon and the Daens, The Origin of the Narran Lake, Gooloo the Magpie, and the Wahroogah and many more tales with distinctly Aboriginal titles. The texts, with their sentient animals and mythic transformations, have a somnambulistic and chaotic narrative that mark them as authentic dreamtime lore. The mere fact that she cared to write down these stories places her far ahead of her contemporaries, who, at the time, barely regarded native Australians as human. However, children will find here the Jungle Book of Australia, but there is no Mowgli, set apart as a man. For man, bird, and beast are all blended in the Aboriginal psyche. All are of one kindred, all shade into each other; all obey the Bush Law. Unlike any European Marchen, these stories do not have the dramatic turns of Western folk-lore. There are no distinctions of wealth and rank, no Cinderella nor a Puss in Boots. The struggle for food and water is the perpetual theme, and no wonder, for the narrators dwell in a dry and thirsty land. Parker has some odd connections with modern popular culture. She was rescued from drowning by an aborigine at an early age. This incident was portrayed in the film 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'. The song "They Call the Wind Mariah" was based on a story from this book and the pop singer Mariah Cary was reputedly named after this song. 33% of the net profit from this book will be donated to schools, charities and special causes. Yesterday's Books for Tomorrow's Educations"

Myths and Legends of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands

Author : World Book
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780716626411
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Myths and Legends of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands written by World Book and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who created the world? Where did volcanoes come from? Explore the rich mythologies and legends of the many cultures of the peoples of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. Famous Myths and Legends is a beautifully photographed and illustrated 12-volume series designed to narrate the ancient mythologies and inherited stories from the many diverse cultures throughout the world.

Encyclopedia of Urban Legends [2 volumes]

Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 911 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Urban Legends [2 volumes] written by Jan Harold Brunvand and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-07-16 with total page 911 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded coverage of international legends and tales shared and popularized online. From roasted babies to vanishing hitchhikers to housewives in football helmets, this exhaustive and highly readable encyclopedia provides descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations, examines legend themes, and explains scholarly approaches to the genre. Revised and expanded to include updated versions of the entries from the award-winning first edition, this work provides additional entries on a wide range of new topics that include terrorism, recent political events, and Hurricane Katrina. Entries in Encyclopedia of Urban Legends, Updated and Expanded Edition discuss the presence of urban legends in comic books, literature, film, music, and many other areas of popular culture, as well as the existence of "too good to be true" stories in Argentina, China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and several other countries. Serving as both an anthology of stories as well as a reference work, this encyclopedia will serve as a valuable resource for students and a source book for journalists, professional folklorists, and others who are researching or interested in urban legends.