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The Native Tribes of South-East Australia
Alfred William Howitt
出版Cambridge University Press, 2010-11-25
主題History / GeneralHistory / Australia & New ZealandSocial Science / Anthropology / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialSocial Science / Customs & TraditionsSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / Australian & Oceanian Studies
ISBN11080063299781108006323
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ehuNEtBfbjoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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. He describes how he made 'close and friendly contact' with tribes who were, in his words, in a condition of 'complete savagery'. Howitt achieved considerable status among the Aborigines, and was even permitted to witness some of their sacred ceremonies. Focusing particularly on the social organisation of the tribes, their kinship systems and marriage rules, his book is a captivating account of a now-vanished civilisation.