Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 422 g
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 422 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics
ISBN: 978-1-108-00655-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
James Dawson first published Australian Aborigines in 1881, after deciding that his careful description of the tribes, languages, customs, and characteristics of the indigenous peoples of the western district of Victoria was too bulky for its originally intended publication in a newspaper. Essentially a field-inspired anthropological account of the dwindling Aboriginal population, written before the emergence of anthropology as a formal discipline, Dawson's book draws on his daughter's ability to speak the local languages and attempts a balanced description of a culture he considered ill-used and under-appreciated by white settlers. Minute details about clothing, tools, settlement and beliefs combine to depict a complex society that possessed highly ritualised customs deserving of respect. Dawson also included an extensive vocabulary of words in three indigenous languages that he hoped would facilitate further cross-cultural understanding. His work provides valuable source material for modern researchers in anthropology and linguistics.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde
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Preface; Introductory note; 1. Tribes; 2. Population; 3. Chiefs; 4. Property; 5. Clothing; 6. Habitations; 7. Cleanliness; 8. Domestic furniture; 9. Cooking and food; 10. Tools; 11. Laws of marriage; 12. Children; 13. Names of persons; 14. Superstitions and diseases; 15. Death and burial; 16. Avenging of death; 17. Great meetings; 18. Amusements; 19. Weapons; 20. Animals; 21. Meteorology; 22. Native mounds; 23. Anecdotes; Conveyance; Vocabularies; Notes.
