![]() ![]() The next book in this series just so happens to be about Country, so what about this one? This is problematic because as we are constantly reminded Songlines can't be pulled away from the country they describe or rather they are a part of, and in the aboriginal belief system they actually created. Early on the authors quote someone saying it's about country, it's always about country. ![]() The layering of spatial information, song, dance, and knowledge to create unforgettable Songlines that have lasted millennia is always going to be transfixing.Īs is evident early on in this book, there's an inherent difficulty in disentangling various threads of a way of life that has a holistic view in which everything is connected. The parallel examples from indigenous cultures around the world are excellent if a bit shallow. There are some fascinating insights into the way oral traditions or orality is used to store knowledge. This is probably due to the book being the first of the six books in the series. The book has a wobbly start which is improved about a quarter of the way in when the actual topic of songlines is brought into the picture. ![]() A good modern introduction to Aboriginal Songlines. ![]()
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