The Native Tribes of Central Australia - Hardcover

Spencer, Baldwin; Gillen, Francis James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1296608549 ISBN 13: 9781296608545

Publisher: Andesite Press, 2015

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Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

Sir 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."

About this edition

• Publisher: Andesite Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1296608549
• ISBN 13: 9781296608545
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 704