Man, Land and Myth in North Australia The Gunwinggu People Tapa dura - 1970

Michigan State University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Michigan State University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. xviii + 262 pp, list of figures, maps, b&w illustrations Preface, 9 chapters with footnotes, appendices, glossary, bibliography, Index. 5.5" x 8.75" black cloth boards, gilt spine letters, in clipped illustrated DJ. Binding tight, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved. .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1970 8vo. original black boards gilt (a trifle rubbed & marked; lacks dustwrapper); pp. xviii, 262, with illustrations + maps. A near fine copy.. First US. Hard Cover. F-/No Jacket.

East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 1970. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), black & white photos, light foxing top edge, pages lightly toned, small edge pieces missing jacket (few chips & closed edge tears, small scuff base spine), some edgewear. 262 pp. Ronald and Catherine Berndt examine the three facets of Australian Aboriginal life: their direct dependence on the natural environment, the essential element of cooperation with one another, and their emphasis on the relevance of myth in a religious context. The material is taken from the Gunwinggu people of Western Arnhem Land. The study looks comprehensively at their society and culture as an integral whole. The three dominant themes on which discussion is focused are articulated in terms of social relations on the one hand and the belief system on the other. This study by two renowned Australian social anthropologists, husband and wife, gives a balanced picture of the Gunwiggu men and… Leer más