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Synopsis
There are remote parts of this country that seem untouched since the time Bushmen walked and hunted and danced there. There are archives in Cape Town with thousands of pages of Bushman lore, transcribed painstakingly by language specialists of the 1800s. There’s an ever-expanding audience of readers hungry for the wisdom represented by our First Peoples. My Heart Stands in the Hill represents the tragically intertwined journeys of some of these First Peoples and European settlers, the fascinating spiritual travels of /Xam (medicine men) and (rock artists), and the pilgrimage of a modern archaeologist and filmmaker who symbolically return the image of these early South Africans to the landscape that was their home.
Craig Foster and Janette Deacon locate significant places described by these people and find rock engravings that record ancient shamanistic experiences connected with rainmaking and other rituals. The viewer/reader is transported to the landscapes through powerful images of the engravings in their setting. Photographs of the /Xam people themselves are brought back to the landscape by projecting the portraits onto the land.
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About the Author
Janette Deacon is a well-published archaeologist who specializes in the 19th century /Xam Bushmen.
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- PublisherPenguin Random House South Africa
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1770071253
- ISBN 13 9781770071254
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages208
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My Heart Stands in the Hill
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with light wear at the edges and corners, spine is strong with minimal bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, very clean throughout. Dust Jacket: complete with minor scuffing on surface and along edges, two tears along folds (3cm & 5cm) have been halted with adhesive tape on the inside by previous owner. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing more than 1 kg, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be more than what is shown here. Please email me for an exact quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks. Seller Inventory # 004819
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by author, Janette Deacon, in ink on the back of the front end page. The jacket is neat with little shelf rub. Boards are ever so slightly edge rubbed. Binding is excellent. The balance of the pages are clean and crisp with no other inscriptions or annotations. Presents beautifully in cellophane. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed. Seller Inventory # d41dh
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. minor shelf wear and evidence of usage . contents are much clean and presentable. sound binding. fine copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # 22op
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