Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery
The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland
Explores the relationship between marriage, violence and sorcery in an Australian Aboriginal Community, drawing on David McKnight's extensive research on Mornington Island. This book offers an archive of valuable primary materials, drawing on the author's forty-year knowledge of the community on Mornington Island.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7546-4465-1
- EAN: 9780754644651
- Produktnummer: 23135075
- Verlag: Taylor and Francis
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 296 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm 710 g
- Abbildungen: Farb., s/w. Abb.
- Gewicht: 710
Über den Autor
David McKnight held academic posts at the University of Edinburgh, the London School of Economics and the University of Western Ontario, before retiring on the Emeritus staff of the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics. He was well known for his work on kinship and marriage, beginning his research amongst Australian Aborigines in 1966, and living with the people of Mornington Island in Northern Queensland for over five years and the Wik people of Aurukun in Cape York Peninsula for a year in addition to making brief visits to other Australian Aboriginal communities.
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