Eye-opening view into new cultural perspecitve + situation (Bruce Chatwin - The Songlines)

Member Name: mcader

Product:	Bruce Chatwin - The Songlines
Date:	26/02/09 (38 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fascinating revelations about the Aboriginees

Disadvantages: Quite loose and fragmented

A great, thoughtful read, stimulating, observing, searching for many answers.....


A mixture of philosophical thinking and suggestion, formed from insightful discoveries, and a real-life voyage of personal encounters into Australia. Fascinating revelations about the Aboriginees and their 'Songlines' - connected to mapping and navigating the country and territories. Also, their sacred mysteries, ancestors of the 'Dreamtime'.


The book holds Chatwin's passive, entertaining observations of characters + incidents, and revelatory thoughts about the nature of nomadism in mankind, across the world and back through the Ages. It finds much weight to support the memorable truth that we are not yet 'settlers' to any happy extent. Excellent body of quotations. Memorable accounts. The nature of song.


For someone not familiar with this topic, I was grateful for this intriguing introduction to these amazing, nomadic survivors, and some well-meaning, willing, attentive white friends. It's all quite loose and fragmented, but the mix is still interesting and demonstrates the insight gained from adventuring.

Summary: Demonstrates the insight you can gain from adventuring