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A 'landmark in Australian anthropology' when it first appeared in 1880, this is the first major analysis of Aboriginal social structure, adopting a model today termed 'social Darwinist'. While this theory is now rejected, it exerted tremendous influence on European attitudes for decades. Because of the importance of the material, it is reproduced here in total, exactly as the work was first published.
Warning: the language and attitudes in this book are a reflection of the times, which readers may find offensive. Readers should also be aware that the book contains information which would probably not have been included if the work were being published for the first time today.
Kamilaroi and Kurnai is of particular relevance to Koories of Kurnai descent and to all students of Aboriginal anthropology and history.
380 pages; ISBN 9780855755645
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CONTENTS
Prefatory note 1
Kamilaroi marriage, descent and relationship 21
Group marriage and relationship 97
The Kurnai, their customs in peace and war 177
Theory of the Kurnai system 293
Summary and general conclusions 315
- Academic > History > History of Oceania (South Seas) > Australia > Ethnography > Australian aborigines
- Academic > Anthropology > Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology > Cultural traits, customs, and institutions > Social organization
- Social Science > Anthropology > Cultural
- Social Science > Special Groups
- Social Science > Customs & Traditions