Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic and contemporary readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written. |
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Page 93
... phratry are in their turn distributed among the clans of which the phratry is composed . A certain tree , for example , will be assigned to the Kangaroo clan , and to it alone ; then , just like the human members of the clan , it will ...
... phratry are in their turn distributed among the clans of which the phratry is composed . A certain tree , for example , will be assigned to the Kangaroo clan , and to it alone ; then , just like the human members of the clan , it will ...
Page 97
... phratry are closely related both to each other and to the thing serving as the totem of this clan or phratry . When an Australian of the Port Mackay tribe says that the sun , snakes , etc. , are of the Yungaroo phratry , he does not ...
... phratry are closely related both to each other and to the thing serving as the totem of this clan or phratry . When an Australian of the Port Mackay tribe says that the sun , snakes , etc. , are of the Yungaroo phratry , he does not ...
Page 101
... phratries as totems are frequently represented as in a perpetual war against each other ( see J. Mathews , Eaglehawk and Crow , a Study of Aus- tralian Aborigines , pp . 14 ff ) . In games , each phratry is the natural rival of the ...
... phratries as totems are frequently represented as in a perpetual war against each other ( see J. Mathews , Eaglehawk and Crow , a Study of Aus- tralian Aborigines , pp . 14 ff ) . In games , each phratry is the natural rival of the ...
Contents
Part | 5 |
CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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