Ancestral Power

by Lynne Hume

Ancestral Power suggests that Aboriginal spirituality is much more complex and compelling than the early missionaries could ever have imagined.

The Dreaming, or the Dreamtime, is the English translation of a complex Aboriginal religious concept. It relates to the idea of an ancestral presence which exists as a spiritual power that is deeply present in the land. This presence or power also exists in certain paintings, in some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052285012X
• ISBN13: 9780522850123
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"