ISBN:
9780511695179
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (878 pages)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Linguistics
Abstract:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511695179
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