Native Tribes of Central Australia |
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| Author:
| Spencer, Baldwin
Gillen, F. J. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-02044-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $92.95 |
Book Description:
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Sir Baldwin Spencer (1860-1929) was a British/Australian biologist and anthropologist. First published in 1899 after Spencer and Gillen's fieldwork in Central Australia in 1896, this pioneering volume describes in detail previously unrecorded tribal customs, kinship structures, marriage and burial customs and religious beliefs.
Sir Baldwin Spencer (1860-1929) was a British/Australian biologist and anthropologist. First published in 1899 after Spencer and Gillen's fieldwork in Central Australia in 1896, this pioneering volume describes in detail previously unrecorded tribal customs, kinship structures, marriage and burial customs and religious beliefs.