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Dreaming the Karoo

A People Called the /Xam

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The narrative explores Julia Blackburn's journey to the Karoo region of South Africa, where she investigates the ancestral lands of the persecuted /Xam people. In the 19th century, facing cultural extinction, they contributed to the Bleek-Lloyd Archive, a collection of 60,000 pages capturing their language, dreams, and traumas. This archive serves as a vital record of their worldview, emphasizing their belief that "all things were once people," offering a profound insight into a nearly lost way of life.

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Dreaming the Karoo, Julia Blackburn

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2022
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Tytuł
Dreaming the Karoo
Podtytuł
A People Called the /Xam
Język
angielski
Rok wydania
2022
Oprawa
miękka
Liczba stron
304
ISBN13
9781787332188
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Ocena
3,75 z 5
Opis
The narrative explores Julia Blackburn's journey to the Karoo region of South Africa, where she investigates the ancestral lands of the persecuted /Xam people. In the 19th century, facing cultural extinction, they contributed to the Bleek-Lloyd Archive, a collection of 60,000 pages capturing their language, dreams, and traumas. This archive serves as a vital record of their worldview, emphasizing their belief that "all things were once people," offering a profound insight into a nearly lost way of life.