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IN THE BEGINNING: A perspective on traditional Aboriginal societies

IN THE BEGINNING: A perspective on traditional Aboriginal societies

Jacob, Trevor
ISBN: 0730941027 Categories: ,

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AUSTRALIANA ABORIGINAL –

General introductory text on traditional Aboriginal societies; the Dreaming and relation to land; stories and mythology: religion – totemism; rights to land – conflict and violence; law, leadership and social authority; sorcery and magic; ceremonies; gender divisions; life cycle – child rearing, death -mortuary practices and beliefs; kinship – diagrams, moiety and clan systems, section and subsection systems (examples from Arnhem Land, Nyangumarta, Ngaanyatjarra, Walpiri and Ngarluma); marriage rules; economy and subsistence – seasonality, foods; regional systems – inland riverine (Paakantji), Western Desert (Martu), coastal Cape York (Pama Malnkana), southern highlands (Ngunawal/Ngarigo), south western forests (Nyungar) Tasmanian coast (Nuenonne); hunting, fishing and gathering; use of fire; material culture – tools, shelter, clothing; trade and exchange; arts – rock art, engraving, basketry, ornaments and decoration, music, dance and performance; language and communication; uses of archaeology; colonisation and settlement; environmental change.

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AuthorJacob, Trevor
Number of pagesvi, 378 p. : chiefly col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm.
PublisherJacob, Trevor
Year Published1991
Binding Type

Stiff card covers.
Book Condition

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