Viewing ofReference Material
Art students and others conducting research are welcome to make an appointment with us to view the works listed in the adjacent table.
It is also recommended for Europeans to use the online search system at KVK (Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog), in which all German and many European scholarly libraries list their available references. Sometimes the works are available for loan.
A list of further references about Australian art, which however are not yet in our reference collection, is also maintained and continually extended.
Literature in our Collection
(M-Z)
Mudrooroo, Nyoongah: Aboriginal Mythology. An A-Z spanning the history of aboriginal mythology from the earliest legends to the present day, Harper Collins, London 1994, ISBN 1855383063
Table of Contents ¦ Cover Text ¦ Book Review
Table of Contents
Introduction -vii-
A-Z of Aboriginal Mythology -1-190-
Cover Text
Aboriginals believe they have lived in Australia since the Dreamtime, the beginning of all creating, and archaeological evidence shows the land has been inhabited for tens of thousands of years. Over this time, Aboriginal culture has grown a rich variety of mythologies in hundreds of different languages. Their unifying feature is a shared belief that the whole universe is alive, that we belong to the land and must care for it. This is the first book to collate and explain the many fascinating elements of Aboriginal culture: the song circles and stories, artefacts, landmarks, characters and customs.