On Tjukurrpa, Painting Up, and Building Thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3403453 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig San Roque (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0155-977X • E-ISSN: 1558-5727 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/015597706780810862 |
| OpenAlex | W2092476225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This article explores the relationship of Central Australian 'Dreaming', or Tjukurrp, to symbol and thought formation in Aboriginal culture. Acknowledgment is given to ethnographic and indigenous descriptions of Tjukurrp and to Aboriginal mythopoeia, but the author is primarily concerned with how thoughts are made and what they are made of. Comparisons are drawn to European myths and cults in order to understand how Tjukurrp and myth might influence intercultural transference. The author suggests that through an anthropological and psychoanalytical analysis of intercultural conversations and an understanding of Tjukurrp's structure and content, non-indigenous people working in health and law might appreciate and comprehend Aboriginal thinking and thus be more effective in various aspects of engagement. In this meditation on thought formation and failure, the author seeks to understand the relationships between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals, so that those who intend to help do not end up destroying
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Ethnography · Indigenous · Linguistics · Meditation · Mythology · Painting · Sociology · Symbol (formal · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Australian Indigenous Culture and History · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |