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The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia.
anthology
dreaming story
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First known date:
1956...
1956
The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Notes
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to the Aborigines of Australia, to all these 'old-men' who received me with kindness and patience, and who honoured me with their confidence and friendship.
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Foreword by T.G.H. Strehlow M.A.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Edwards and Shaw
, 1956 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- In Search of Mythology, single work essay (p. ix-xiv)
- The Water-Lubras and the Lotus Bird, Roland Robinson , Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose dreaming story (p. 3-4)
- The Rainbow-Serpent Kunmanngur, Roland Robinson , Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose dreaming story (p. 5-9)
- Kunmanngur and the Flying-foxes, Roland Robinson , Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose dreaming story (p. 10-12)
- The Brolga-men, the Frog-men and the Stone Coolamon, Roland Robinson , Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose dreaming story (p. 12-14)
- The Crocodile-Man and the Heron-Man, Roland Robinson , Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose dreaming story (p. 14-15)
- The Flood and the Bird-men, Roland Robinson , Kianoo Tjeemairee , Mardinga , single work prose dreaming story (p. 16-18)
- Karabulla, The Crocodile Old-Man, Kianoo Tjeemairee , Mardinga , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 18-19)
- Moitjinka, the Old-Woman of the Ngowaroo Ceremony, Roland Robinson , Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose dreaming story (p. 19-22)
- The Four Water-holes and the Milky Way, Mardinga , Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 22-24)
- The Dreaming of the Eagle-men, Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 24-25)
- Tjigarit the Billabong-bird, Parungbar , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 26)
- Kurrapun and the Bull-roarer of Kunmanngur, Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 27-28)
- Journeys of Korkpee the Rainbow-snake, single work prose Indigenous story (p. 29)
- The Spirit Children, Ngarit-ngarit (i), single work prose Indigenous story (p. 30)
- The Spirit Children, Ngarit-ngarit (ii), single work prose Indigenous story (p. 31)
- The Snake-Woman Narpajin and the Old-Man Padarooch, Roland Robinson , Kianoo Tjeemairee , Mardinga , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 32-33)
- Birth of a Man in the Ceremony of Karwadi, Kianoo Tjeemairee , single work prose Indigenous story (p. 34-35)
- Ngalmin and the Water Lubras, Roland Robinson , Kianoo Tjeemairee , Mardinga , single work prose dreaming story (p. 35-37)
- Garun, the Green-Backed Turtle, Roland Robinson , Mungi , single work prose dreaming story (p. 41-42)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1958
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 1958; (p. 444-445)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose -
Untitled
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 23 no. 3 1957; (p. 45)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose -
Untitled
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 11 no. 1957; (p. 372-374)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose -
The Feathered Serpent
1957
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 18 no. 3 1957; (p. 178-179)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose -
The Translation of Aboriginal Myths
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 18 no. 1 1957; (p. 54-56)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose
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Aboriginal Legends
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Christmas edition) , 12 December vol. 77 no. 4009 1956; (p. 50-51)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose -
Untitled
1956
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 December 1956; (p. 11)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose -
The Translation of Aboriginal Myths
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 18 no. 1 1957; (p. 54-56)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose -
The Feathered Serpent
1957
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 18 no. 3 1957; (p. 178-179)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose -
Untitled
1957
single work
review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , vol. 11 no. 1957; (p. 372-374)
— Review of The Feathered Serpent : The Mythological Genesis and Recreative Ritual of Aboriginal Tribes of the Northern Territory of Australia. 1956 anthology prose
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