{"product_id":"dreamtime-nigel-clayton-9780648767282","title":"Dreamtime: An Aboriginal Odyssey","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a man on walkabout, trekking the centre of Australia some 60,000 years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eago. The adventures open the door to myths and legends of Aboriginal society as never read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebefore. The myths, legends and wonders of Aboriginal society are many and vast, passed on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby word of mouth for tens of thousands of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf we assume that the 'religion' of these people dates back so far then we have to assume that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecreatures such as the diprotodon, megalania, and thylacoleo, just to name a few, are forever\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresent in their myths and legend. But there are indicators to show that the religion does not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edate back so far, or in the least, that religion was an on-going form of practice, for the dingo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e which only dates back some 5,000 years] seems to be rather active in ritual and common\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplace amongst some myths and legends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether these stories have changed over the years  as word mouth is hard to secure as a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esource of historical worth] or not, I have taken the liberty, whether justly or otherwise, to put\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit into story form, so that there appears to be a more rudiment meaning to the entire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edevelopment of Aboriginal Dreamtime, which is an eternal way of life and carries with it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emany sacred meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can only hope that I have created no ill-will, for my intentions are to provide others with the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejoy of understanding in a way which is more effortless then simply passing over one myth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eafter another in a big thick book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKulinma  Ngulakujaku-kula \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book might contain names of people who have since departed this world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nigel Clayton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648767280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648767282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zuytdorp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Nigel Clayton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059458306303,"sku":"9780648767282","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9e49f98-3948-4bb7-8d4e-ec792333d02a.jpg?v=1685058349","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dreamtime-nigel-clayton-9780648767282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}