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Article: Associating with olive: the changing status and fortunes of the olive and olive oil in Australia.
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- Rural Society
- Article date:
- June 22, 2001
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This article offers an analysis of the cultural meanings attached to the olive tree in Australia. It suggests that redefinitions of the myths and culture of the olive grove have followed changes in power relationships, commercial developments and ethnic diversity in post-war Australia. The article begins by considering the historical, cultural and culinary roles olives and olive oil fulfilled in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. The olive tree and its fruit continued to play these roles after migration to Australia, taking on further symbolic and creative dimensions. What the source and host cultures shared was a willingness to acknowledge how the olive grove and ...
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