Across Australia

Klappentext Fieldwork on the Aborigines of Central Australia by Spencer and Gillen was published in two volumes in 1912. Zusammenfassung British-born biologist Sir Baldwin Spencer! and his fieldwork partner! F. J. Gillen! an advocate of Aboriginal rights! carried out innovative in-depth studies on the native tribes of Central Australia. In Volume 2! they describe the Aboriginal tribes residing in the present-day Northern Territory. Inhaltsverzeichnis 10. Sacred ceremonies of the Arunta tribe; 11. Atninga or avenging party; 12. Alice Springs to Barrow Creek; 13. Barrow Creek and the Kaitish and Unmatjera tribes; 14. Magic; 15. Barrow Creek to Tennant Creek; 16. Life in the Warramunga camp; 17. The Great Wollunqua; 18. Fire ceremony of the Warramunga tribe; 19. Death, mourning and burial ceremonies of the Warramunga tribe; 20. Tennant Creek to Powell Creek; 21. From Powell Creek to the Gulf of Carpentaria; 22. Borroloola and the coastal tribes; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: F. J. Gillen, Baldwin Spencer, Baldwin Gillen Spencer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2010
• EAN: 9781108020428
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02042-8
• No. of pages: 482
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics; Across Australia 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Australia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Indigenous Peoples, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history, Relating to First Nations peoples in Australia