Healers of Arnhem Land by John Cawte

Paperback book published by University of New South Wales Press 1996, 137 pages with black and white illustrations, a few black and white photographs and colour photographs. ISBN 9780868403519

For two decades, from 1970 to 1990, Professor Cawte annually visited the Yolngu clan of northeast Arnhem Land. During this time he recorded, with the clan leaders' permission, traditional medicinal knowledge, and healing scenes were specially enacted and photographed. This information is now presented publicly for the first time in Healers of Arnhem Land. In an attempt to span the gulf between European and Aboriginal cultures, and to encourage tolerance and understanding, this book presents anxieties and distress as intriguing mysteries, threats and challenges that confront both cultures.

This book is in poor condition. The cover is in poor condition. There is some wear to the edges (scuffing and creasing), corners (scuffing, creasing and some tiny chips) and to the top and bottom of the spine (scuffing and creasing). There is shelf wear overall including scuffs, marks, scratches and some insect damage (more scratching). There is some creasing with heavier creasing around the spine. The book itself is in poor condition. There are some marks and some wear to the outer edges and to the corners. There are a few marks and there is some creasing throughout the book. There is some browning of the pages. There is a slight mark to the inside back cover. Overall, a poor copy with wear.

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