Dreamtime Set in Stone. The Truth about Australian Aborigines. As Requested by the Those-Who-Know
Alternativa i samopomoć
088764
Arncliffe
2010
15×21
meki
129
engleski
Cijena: 7,50 EUR
A controversial non-fiction book written by Vesna Tenodi, an archaeologist, artist, and gallery owner based in Sydney. It presents a highly non-traditional and heavily criticized interpretation of contemporary Aboriginal Australian culture, spirituality, and politics. The book is written as a series of conversations with Goomblar Wylo, an Aboriginal elder. Tenodi frames the work as an attempt to "revive forgotten spirituality" and bring about reconciliation. The "Those-Who-Know": The subtitle states the book was written "as requested by the Those-Who-Know," referencing what Tenodi describes as a secret group of elders who allegedly authorized her to share their traditional knowledge. Tenodi uses the text to criticize contemporary Aboriginal leaders, organizations, and legal frameworks, arguing that modern political movements have distorted genuine, ancient Aboriginal spirituality. The book is deeply intertwined with a major Australian art and cultural heritage dispute. Around the time of publication, Tenodi erected a large stone sculpture of a Wandjina (a sacred creation spirit in the Dreaming stories of the Kimberley region's Worrorra, Ngarinyin, and Wunambal peoples) outside her art gallery in the Blue Mountains. Traditional Custodians and Aboriginal communities strongly condemned the sculpture and the book, stating that Tenodi had no right or cultural authority to replicate sacred Wandjina imagery. Tenodi defended her work on the grounds of artistic freedom and freedom of speech, claiming that the local protests and legal challenges were attempts by "political" factions to censor alternative viewpoints. DVD is missing.
