The Australian Aboriginal and the Christian church / by Herbert Pitts
- Bib ID:
- 2234412
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Pitts, Herbert
- Description:
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- London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1914
- 133 p., 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Summary:
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Theory of origin, physical comparison; Status of women, birth & childhood, games, adolescence, food prohibitions, initiation, fire ceremonies, marriage customs, food, hunting & cooking, warfare, cannibalism, corroborees, magic and medicine men, relation between magic and religion, illness & death custom, myths, (Vic., Yuin tribe), history of Anglican missions, Wellington Valley, Moreton Bay, Swan R., Albany, Poonindie, Gascoyne, Forrest R., Somerset, Yarrabah, Mitchell R., Roper R.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions
- Aboriginal Australians
- Ceremonies - Initiation
- Religions - Christianity - Missionaries
- Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine
- Cannibalism
- Religions - Christianity - Missions - Australian Board of Missions
- Adolescence
- Yuin people (S67) (NSW SI56-13)
- Reproduction - Childbirth
- Hunting
- Religions - Christianity - Anglican Church
- Religions - Christianity - Missions
- Feuds and warfare
- Environment - Land management - Fire
- Health - Treatments - Traditional - Clever people
- Stories and motifs - Fire
- Recreation - Games
- Children
- Western Victoria (W Vic)
- Southwest New South Wales (SW NSW SI54, SI55)
- Somerset (Qld Far North Cape York SC54-12)
- Roper River (NT Top End SD53-09, SD53-10, SD53-11)
- South East South Australia (SE SA SI54, SJ54)
- Gascoyne / Murchison area (WA SG50)
- Wellington (N NSW SI55-04)
- Swan River (SW WA SH50-14)
- Yarrabah / Cape Grafton (NE Qld SE55-02)
- Poonindie (West SA SI53-11)
- Albany / King George Sound (SW WA SI50-11, SI50-15)
- Mitchell River (Qld NW Cape York SD54, SE54, SE55)
- Gascoyne River (WA South Pilbara SG50)
- Brisbane (SE Qld SG56-15)
- Oombulgurri (WA Forrest East Kimberley SD52-10)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain)
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
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- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1914
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1914
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