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 11
Interestingly , there is evidence that both sides wondered about the other along
much the same lines . Native people were just ... On the other side , the settlers
began to wonder about their first impressions of the natives . Maybe they were
not ...
Interestingly , there is evidence that both sides wondered about the other along
much the same lines . Native people were just ... On the other side , the settlers
began to wonder about their first impressions of the natives . Maybe they were
not ...
Page 114
On the other side of the coin , how does the Qu'ran speak to contemporary
readers ? How does Shakespeare ; or the Bible ? Is it in the untranslatability , or
perhaps just the unordinariness , of texts that the genuine common ground lies ?
On the other side of the coin , how does the Qu'ran speak to contemporary
readers ? How does Shakespeare ; or the Bible ? Is it in the untranslatability , or
perhaps just the unordinariness , of texts that the genuine common ground lies ?
Page 143
As Teresa Jordan tells it : I cannot describe the revelation that these two stories ,
laid side by side , provided for me . It was the first time I fully understood how
much our stories shape us , how much we are the stories we tell about ourselves
.
As Teresa Jordan tells it : I cannot describe the revelation that these two stories ,
laid side by side , provided for me . It was the first time I fully understood how
much our stories shape us , how much we are the stories we tell about ourselves
.
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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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