Sustaining Indigenous songs : contemporary Warlpiri ceremonial life in Central Australia / Georgia C...
Sustaining Indigenous songs : contemporary Warlpiri ceremonial life in Central Australia / Georgia C...
Sustaining Indigenous songs : contemporary Warlpiri ceremonial life in Central Australia / Georgia Curran.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Berghahn, 2020.
Call Numbers
H 2021/3109
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 189 pages : illustrations, map, music ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Berghahn, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2020.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"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 vitality of Aboriginal musical traditions in Australia and...
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Full title
Sustaining Indigenous songs : contemporary Warlpiri ceremonial life in Central Australia / Georgia Curran.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Includes glossary of Warlpiri words (pages 171-174).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2020.
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Call Numbers
H 2021/3109
Record Identifier
74VKaRmA4Pgg
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRmA4Pgg
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ISBN
9781789206074 hardback
DDC
299/.9215
MMS ID
991024390509302626
