{"product_id":"native-tribes-of-central-australia-paperback-9781108020442","title":"Native Tribes of Central Australia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108020442","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNative Tribes of Central Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA pioneering and influential ethnography of Central Australian Aboriginal tribal customs and social structures, first published in 1899.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBaldwin Spencer (Author), F. J. Gillen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108020442, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e740 pages, 132 b\/w illus.  4 colour illus.  4 maps  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 4.1 cm, 0.93 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir Baldwin Spencer (1860–1929) was a British\/Australian biologist and anthropologist, best known for his work amongst the indigenous Aboriginal tribes of Australia. After graduating from Exeter College, Oxford in 1884, Spencer was elected a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, before being appointed the Professor of Biology at the University of Melbourne. In 1896 Spencer joined his friend and co-author Francis James Gillen (1855–1912) to undertake fieldwork during the Aboriginal tribal gathering known as the Engwura. This pioneering volume, first published in 1899, is the result of this fieldwork. Spencer and Gillen were initiated as members of the Arunta tribe and became the first Europeans to witness many tribal customs and social structures. The kinship structures, marriage and burial ceremonies and religious beliefs of several tribes are described. This fascinating volume influenced contemporary ideas concerning palaeolithic society and the origins of art and religion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The social organisation of the tribes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Certain ceremonies concerned with marriage, together with a discussion regarding the same\u003cbr\u003e 4. The totems\u003cbr\u003e 5. The churinga or bull roarers of the Arunta and other tribes\u003cbr\u003e 6. Intichiuma ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e 7. Initiation ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e 8. Initiation ceremonies (continued)\u003cbr\u003e 9. Initiation ceremonies (continued)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Traditions dealing with the origin of the Alcheringa ancestors of the Arunta tribe and with particular customs\u003cbr\u003e 11. Traditions dealing with the origin of the Alcheringa ancestors of the Arunta tribe and with particular customs (continued)\u003cbr\u003e 12. Customs concerned with knocking out of teeth, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 13. The customs of Kurdaitcha and Illapurinja and the avenging party or atninga\u003cbr\u003e 14. Customs relating to burial and mourning\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Iruntarinia and Arumburinga, or spirit individuals\u003cbr\u003e 16. The making and the powers of medicine men\u003cbr\u003e various forms of magic\u003cbr\u003e 17. Methods of obtaining wives\u003cbr\u003e 18. Myths relating to sun, moon, eclipses, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 19. Clothing, weapons, implements, decorative art\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of native terms used\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265951781144,"sku":"9781108020442","price":56.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108020442i_ec7c3638-d487-426d-ad07-0f75b575e0d7.jpg?v=1694869588","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/native-tribes-of-central-australia-paperback-9781108020442","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}