Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery: The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland by McKnight, David

Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery: The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754644651)

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Format: Hardcover
$190.00
$190.00
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Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery: The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland by McKnight, David

Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery: The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland

$190.00
Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery: The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland by McKnight, David

Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery: The Quest for Power in Northern Queensland

$190.00
Format: Hardcover
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This is a fascinating exploration of the relationship between marriage, violence and sorcery in an Australian Aboriginal community. Of Marriage, Violence and Sorcery offers an archive of valuable primary materials, drawing on the author's forty-year knowledge of the community on Mornington Island.

Author: David McKnight
ISBN-10: 0754644650
ISBN-13: 9780754644651
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/22/2005
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
By David McKnight
By David McKnight
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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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