In Search of Dreamtime
| Author | : Tomoko Masuzawa |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 1993-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226509842 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226509846 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis In Search of Dreamtime by : Tomoko Masuzawa
Download or read book In Search of Dreamtime written by Tomoko Masuzawa and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-12 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extended discussion of the concepts of time and origin in the work of Durkheim, Muller and Freud; Ch. 5 - contrasts the representation of the Dreaming in Eliade's Australian religions and Munns Walbiri iconography; role of dreams and graphic representation in Walbiri womens lives - their relation to formal analysis of the Dreaming; argues that the Dreaming should be seen as a measure of difference and against its perception as an origin; ground sand designs; historical consciousness.
