Mapping the mythological landscape
An aboriginal way of being‐in‐the‐ world
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12459574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Faulstich (Pitzer College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197-221 |
| Publication date | 1998-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy and Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1090-3771 • E-ISSN: 1472-7242 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13668799808573645 |
| OpenAlex | W4229531870 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Warlpiri Aborigines utilize graphic and cognitive systems to represent their connections to landscape. The Dreaming is the primary mechanism through which Warlpiri organize and understand the significance of places. Each Dreaming myth has an accompanying graphic map, which references incidents and places associated with Ancestors. The maps recount sites along Dreaming tracks, and provide assessments of resources. Warlpiri create these coded images to coordinate physiographic and mythical components of the landscape. They structure knowledge about the world and facilitate the recollection of activities in space. Dreaming maps signify, among other things, aspects of cultural ecology around which society is organized
Aesthetics · Art · Being in the world · Epistemology · Linguistics · Mythology · Recall · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Philosophy
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |