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From: boek@ee.mu.OZ.AU (Christopher Boek)
Subject: Re: The Dreaming
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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 01:08:37 GMT
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In <9306091759.AA17437@hivnet.ubc.ca> Andrea@hivnet.ubc.ca writes:

>Hello all!  I was in the library yesterday when I happened upon a book called
>"The Dreaming" by Barbara Wood.  The book is about AUSTRALIA!!!  So I 
>thought "hmmm..." but after checking the many acknowledgements found no 
>reference to Kate.  So I checked the publishing date - 1991!  So... Is this
>an example of "Strange Phenomena" or what?  Has anyone read this?  I will
>probably take it out after I finish reading "Charlotte Sometimes" (on which
>a Cure song was based - those who follow Ecto and LH know all about this
>thread) which I found in the library last night too!  :-)  I have more to say
>but in reality it belongs on Ecto so I'll see you all over there!  Bye!

>Andrea.

Hi Andrea!

There is quite a reasonable explanation for this. Kate's song 'The Dreaming'
is about Australian Aborigines, and the title of the song comes from their
'religious' (for want of a  better word) beliefs of how they came into
the world etc etc .... Thus 'The Dreaming' is an expression  that predates
Kate's song title somewhat, and hence it's appearance on a book about
Australia is perfectly reasonable. :)

What is in the book incidentally ... ? Is it mainly on the Aboriginal
culture, or is it a more generic book about all things Australian ... ?

Chris.

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