{"product_id":"9781350345003","title":"Landscapes, Rock-Art and the Dreaming: An Archaeology of Preunderstanding","description":"Author: David, Bruno\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350345003\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Feb 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 264 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe apparent timelessness of the Dreaming of Aboriginal Australia has long mystified European observers, conjuring images of an ancient people in harmony with their surroundings. It may come as a surprise, therefore, that the Dreaming's historical antiquity had never been explored by archaeologists prior to this study. \u003cbr\u003eIn this seminal text in rock-art research, now reissued with a new preface, Bruno David examines the archaeological evidence for Dreaming-mediated places, rituals and symbolism. What emerges is not a static culture, but a mode of conceiving the world that emerged in its recognizable form only about 1,000 years ago. This is a world of what the philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer has called pre-understanding, a condition of knowledge that shapes one's experience of the world. By tracing through time the archaeological visibility of one well known mode of pre-understanding - the Dreaming of Aboriginal Australia - the author argues that it is possible to scientifically explore an archaeology of pre-understanding; of body and mind, identity and Being-in-the-world.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631871250590,"sku":"UBD-9781350345003","price":65.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350345003.jpg?v=1774310739","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350345003","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}