Coming into being among the Australian Aborigines : a study of the procreative beliefs of the native tribes of Australia / / Ashley Montagu
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| Autore: |
Montagu Ashley <1905-1999., >
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| Titolo: |
Coming into being among the Australian Aborigines : a study of the procreative beliefs of the native tribes of Australia / / Ashley Montagu
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
| Edizione: | [Fully revised and expanded Second edition]. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (472 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 299/.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs |
| Aboriginal Australians - Religion | |
| Childbirth - Religious aspects | |
| Note generali: | First published in 1974 by Routledge & Kegan Paul. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Introduction2. The Arunta, the type pattern of Australian culture3. The procreative beliefs of the Central Australian Aborigines4. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of Northern Australia5. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of North-Eastern Australia, Queensland, and Cape York Peninsula6. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of North-Western Australia7. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of Western Australia8. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of Southern, South-Eastern, and Eastern Australia9. A summary account of the procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines10. The critical theories relating to the procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines11. Phallic ceremonies and so-called phallic worship12. Subincision and its alleged relationship to procreation13. Maternity and paternity in Australia14. Nescience, science, and psychoanalysis15. Tradition, experience, and belief |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Ashley Montagu here brings together all the evidence bearing upon the procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines and subjects it to a scientific examination in the light of biological, social and psychological research. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Coming into being among the Australian Aborigines |
| ISBN: | 1-136-54844-0 |
| 0-415-33058-0 | |
| 1-315-01793-8 | |
| 1-136-54837-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807965703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Routledge library editions. . -Anthropology and ethnography.