Aboriginal woman : sacred and profane / Phyllis M. Kaberry ; [with a new pref. by Sandy Toussaint].
Aboriginal woman : sacred and profane / Phyllis M. Kaberry ; [with a new pref. by Sandy Toussaint].
Aboriginal woman : sacred and profane / Phyllis M. Kaberry ; [with a new pref. by Sandy Toussaint].
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Routledge, 2003.
Date
2003.
Call Numbers
N305.48899/ 3
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xli, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction / A. P. Elkin -- I. Wielders of the Digging-Stick -- II. The Social and Spiritual Background of the Aboriginal Child -- III. Childhood -- IV. On the Threshold of Marriage -- V. The Laws of Marriage and the Needs of the Individual -- VI. Rights and Duties of Women in Marriage -- VII. The...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Routledge, 2003.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Providing remarkable insights into Australian Aboriginal society through the vantage point of women, Aboriginal Woman Sacred and Profane illustrates the importance of the study of gender in anthropology. Phyllis Kaberry was the first anthropologist to examine and understand the fullness of Aboriginal women's lives, which had hitherto been classifi...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Aboriginal woman : sacred and profane / Phyllis M. Kaberry ; [with a new pref. by Sandy Toussaint].
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Originally published: London : G. Rutledge, 1939.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N305.48899/ 3
Record Identifier
74Vv5JKqbbGA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv5JKqbbGA
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0415319994 (pbk) :
9780415319997 (pbk.)
0415319994 (pbk.)
9780415319997
0415319994
9780415319997 (pbk) :
DDC
305.488991509414
305.4889915
305.48899150904
MMS ID
991017664479702626
