Sustaining indigenous songs : contemporary Warlpiri ceremonial life in Central Australia /

"As an ethnography of Central Australian singing traditions and ceremonial contexts, this book asks questions about the vitality of the cultural knowledge and practices highly valued by Warlpiri people and fundamental to their cultural heritage. Set against a discussion of the contemporary vita...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Curran, Georgia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn, 2020.
Subjects:
Warlpiri (Australian people) > Social life and customs.
Indigenous peoples > Australia > Central Australia > Social life and customs.
Oral tradition > Australia > Central Australia.
Aboriginal Australians > History.
Walbiri (Peuple d'Australie) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Tradition orale > Australie > Australie centrale.
Australiens (Aborigènes) > Histoire.
MUSIC / Ethnomusicology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Aboriginal Australians.
Indigenous peoples.
Oral tradition.
Australia > Central Australia.
Australian
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Song and Ceremony in Indigenous Australia
  • Yuendumu: A Brief Social History
  • Warlpiri Songs: Rights, Genres, and Ceremonial Contexts
  • Kurdiji, a Ceremony for "Making Young Men"
  • Holding Warlpiri Songs: Addressing Musical Endangerment.

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