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Bruce Chatwin - The Songlines

Description: ISBN 0099769913 / Author: Bruce Chatwin / Genre: Fiction / The songlines are invisible pathways that criss-cross Australia, ancient ... more

Bruce Chatwin - The Songlines ... tracks connecting communities and following ancient boundaries. Along these lines, Aboriginals passed the songs which revealed the creation of the land and the secrets of its past. In this magical account, Chatwin recalls his travels across the length and breadth of Australia seeking to find the truth about the songs and unravel the mysteries of their stories.

Newest Review: ... place hundreds of miles away that you've never been to. If you can interpret the song you will know that the place is the ... more

... place of five rivers where there are two medium-sized hills just after the large collection of rocks - clever, huh? Similarly, if you find yourself lost, you can identify the landscape and then try to match it to a songline (assuming, that is, you know enough songlines). The crucial thing is that in order for this tradition to continue Aborigines must continue to walk the land affirming the songlines and must ensure that they are sung regularly to pass them down for future generations. Furthermore, the real threat of de...more

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Bruce Chatwin - The Songlines: The Songlines? You hum and I'll sing it... (1144 words)
by fizzywizzy - written on 08.01.07 (Very useful, 725 readings)
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Last year I spotted a great item at a collectors fair; hidden underneath a table in a box containing all kinds of unusual items I found a beautifully framed work of art which, to the untrained eye, might just look like a pretty abstract arrangement of coloured dots. In actual fact it is a visual interpetation of a "songline" - a common theme in "aboriginal art" (for want of a better expression, as I believe correctness of the term is again under discussion) WHAT IS A "SONGLINE"? Songlines are inextricably linked to the aboriginal concept of "The Dreaming"; the Aboriginals believe that the world is created from ...

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