Coming into being among the Australian Aborigines the procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines

This volume brings together all the evidence bearing upon the procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines and subjects it to a scientific examination in the light of biological, social and psychological research. First published in 1937. This edition reprints the revised edition of 1974.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Montagu, Ashley, 1905-1999 (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge 2004.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Preface to the second edition; Preface; I. Introduction; II. The Arunta, the type pattern of Australian culture; The Arunta; III. The procreative beliefs of the Central Australian Aborigines; IV. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of Northern Australia; V. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of North-Eastern Australia, Queensland, and Cape York Peninsula.
  • VI. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of North-Western AustraliaThe Forrest River Tribes; The Drysdale River Tribes; The Tribes of the Eastern Kimberleys; VII. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of Western Australia; VIII. The procreative beliefs of the native tribes of Southern, South-Eastern, and Eastern Australia; IX. A summary account of the procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines; The Central Tribes; The Northern Tribes; The Tribes of North-Eastern Australia; The North-Western Tribes; The Tribes of Western Australia.
  • The Tribes of Southern, South-Eastern, and Eastern AustraliaX. The critical theories relating to the procreative beliefs of the Australian Aborigines; Intercourse; Menstruation; The Quickening; The Alleged Human Pairing Season in Primitive Times; The Sexual Behaviour of the Great Apes; Cumulative Experience and the Knowledge of Paternity; XI. Phallic ceremonies and so-called phallic worship; XII. Subincision and its alleged relationship to procreation; The Significance of Subincision; The Origin of Subincision; XIII. Maternity and paternity in Australia.
  • XIV. Nescience, science, and psychoanalysisXV. Tradition, experience, and belief; Bibliography; Index.