Aboriginal woman : sacred and profane
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Aboriginal woman : sacred and profane
(Routledge classic ethnographies)
Routledge, 2004
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Reprint. Originally published: London : G. Rutledge, 1939
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First published in 1939 by Routledge, this classic ethnography portrays the aboriginal woman as she really is - a complex social personality with her own prerogatives, duties, problems, beliefs, rituals and point of view. This groundbreaking and enduring study was researched in North-West Australia between 1935 and 1936 and was written by a woman who truly pioneered the study of gender in anthropology
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Wielders of the Digging-Stick
- Chapter 2 The Social and Spiritual Background of the Aboriginal Child
- Chapter 3 Childhood
- Chapter 4 On the Threshold of Marriage
- Chapter 5 The Laws of Marriage and the Needs of the Individual
- Chapter 6 Rights and Duties of Women in Marriage
- Chapter 7 The Functions of Women in the Larger Social Groups
- Chapter 8 The Spiritual Heritage of Aboriginal Woman
- Chapter 9 Women's Ceremonies
- Chapter 10 Women's Secret Corroborees
- Chapter 11 Aboriginal Women - Sacred and Profane
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