If this is Your Land, where are Your Stories?: Finding Common GroundDrawing upon the narratives of Africa, Australia, Europe and North America, this collection of essays explores the relationships between territories, peoples and the stories and songs that give meaning to our lives. |
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Page 19
We wonder how people in these oral cultures recall things so clearly and how
they reflect on ideas without the benefit of writing ; and then we decide they really
don't , they merely remember formulae . Just like scientists , say a few dissenters
...
We wonder how people in these oral cultures recall things so clearly and how
they reflect on ideas without the benefit of writing ; and then we decide they really
don't , they merely remember formulae . Just like scientists , say a few dissenters
...
Page 22
His intentions were certainly honourable ; but all cultures — including our own —
have protocols governing ceremonies , and why shouldn't he respect his ? Was
he being a traitor by translating , to recall that Italian pun ? Many Christians insist
...
His intentions were certainly honourable ; but all cultures — including our own —
have protocols governing ceremonies , and why shouldn't he respect his ? Was
he being a traitor by translating , to recall that Italian pun ? Many Christians insist
...
Page 215
We negotiate time's “ arrow ” and time's " cycle ” constantly in all cultures , holding
together the notions of time as an irreversible linear succession of unrepeatable
events ( the passing of the hours , the flow of a river , the end of a century ) and ...
We negotiate time's “ arrow ” and time's " cycle ” constantly in all cultures , holding
together the notions of time as an irreversible linear succession of unrepeatable
events ( the passing of the hours , the flow of a river , the end of a century ) and ...
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| Title | If this is Your Land, where are Your Stories?: Finding Common Ground |
| Author | J. Edward Chamberlin |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Carcanet, 2006 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 2 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 1857548493, 9781857548495 |
| Length | 271 pages |
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