Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia

Klappentext A study of indigenous Australian kinship structures demonstrating fundamental social anthropological concepts. Zusammenfassung N. W. Thomas (1868–1936) was one of the first government anthropologists of the colonial era. This work develops and defines crucial anthropological ideas such as consanguinity and kinship terms describing social relations rather than biological relationships, using examples from the indigenous groups of Australia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Contents; Bibliography; Index to abbreviations; 1. Introductory; 2. Descent; 3. Definitions and history; 4. Tables of classes, phratries, etc.; 5. Phratry names; 6. Origin of phratries; 7. Class names; 8. Theories of the origin of classes; 9. Kinship terms; 10. Types of sexual unions; 11. Group marriage and Mortan's theories; 12. Group marriage and the terms of the relationship; 13. Pirrauru; 14. Temporary unions; Appendix; Indexes.

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• Authors: Thomas Northcote Whitridge, Northcote Whitridge Thomas, Thomas Northcote Whitridge
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.10.2010
• EAN: 9781108010511
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01051-1
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Australia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Sociology: family & relationships, Social and cultural anthropology, Sociology: family and relationships