Native Tribes of South-East Australia

Klappentext A. W. Howitt's investigation of the practices and customs of the indigenous peoples he encountered during his forty years exploring Australia. Zusammenfassung A. W. Howitt's classic two-volume study! first published in 1904! investigates the organisation! practices and customs of the indigenous peoples he encountered during his forty years exploring Australia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Volume I: Preface; 1. On the origin of the aborigines of Australia and Tasmania; 2. Tribal organisation; 3. Social organisation; 4. Relationship terms; 5. Marriage rules; 6. Tribal government; Volume II: 7. Medicine-men and magic; 8. Beliefs and burial practices; 9. Initiation ceremonies, eastern type; 10. Initiation ceremonies, western type; 11. Messengers and message-sticks; 12. Various customs; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Alfred William Howitt, Howitt, A. W. Howitt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 25.11.2010
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Humanities, art, music > History
• EAN: 9781108006323
• ISBN: 978-1-108-00632-3
• Pages: 878
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
• Subjects: Australia, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity, Relating to First Nations peoples in Australia