We continue our adventure among Aboriginal Australians with Greg from Didgeridoo-passion. In this second episode (in French), we tackle the vast subject of the Dreamtime. You’ll be surprised to see how this mythology finds its way into the daily life of Aboriginal people, and how, despite hard times, it’s still present and relevant in a reality so different from ours.
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Podcast resources
Book | The Songlines
• The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
Book summary and about the author
“I know this will probably sound far-fetched,” I said to Elisabeth Vrba, “but if someone asked me: ‘What’s a big brain for?’, I’d be tempted to answer: ‘For finding your way by singing in the desert…’”
She said with a smile: “I too believe hominids were nomads.” – The Songlines – Bruce Chatwin.
A new nomad, Bruce Chatwin set off on the hunt. On the tracks of Australia (but also with Konrad Lorenz or among the Babylonians), he sniffs out and tracks down the human condition: forgotten, lost, the one that was there at the origin…
“All things considered, there are only two kinds of men in the world: those that stay at home and those that do not” (R. Kipling). And as J.-G. Hamann says: “When my feet are at rest, my mind stops working too.”
Another author: Barbara Glowczewski
I haven’t read these two books by Barbara Glowczewski (in French), but the author is an authority in the field:
• Du rêve à la loi chez les Aborigènes: mythes, rites et organisation sociale en Australie, Paris, éd. PUF, 1991.
• Les rêveurs du désert: peuple Warlpiri d’Australie, Arles, éd. Actes Sud, 1996.
About the author | Grégory Zwingelstein
Hi everyone! I’m Grégory Zwingelstein, the manager of Didgeridoo Passion. I’m happy to share my story and my experiences with the Aboriginal people of Arnhem Land, and to discover Didgeridoo Passion, click here!
Happy blowing, everyone!
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