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The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia

Chapter 14 THE AMUSEMENTS OF BLACKS

Word Count: 2388    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

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The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia
The Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in Australia
“No introduction to Mrs. Langloh Parker's book can be more than that superfluous 'bush' which, according to the proverb, good wine does not need. Our knowledge of the life, manners, and customary laws of many Australian tribes has, in recent years, been vastly increased by the admirable works of Mr. Howitt, and of Messrs. Spencer and Gillen. But Mrs. Parker treats of a tribe which, hitherto, has hardly been mentioned by anthropologists, and she has had unexampled opportunities of study.”
1 Chapter 1 THE ALL FATHER, BYAMEE2 Chapter 2 RELATIONSHIPS AND TOTEMS3 Chapter 3 THE MEDICINE MEN4 Chapter 4 MORE ABOUT THE MEDICINE MEN AND LEECHCRAFT5 Chapter 5 OUR WITCH WOMAN6 Chapter 6 BIRTH-BETROTHAL-AN ABORIGINAL GIRL FROM INFANCY TO WOMANHOOD7 Chapter 7 THE TRAINING OF A BOY UP TO BOORAH PRELIMINARIES8 Chapter 8 THE BOORAH AND OTHER MEETINGS9 Chapter 9 CHIEFLY AS TO FUNERALS AND MOURNING10 Chapter 10 SOMETHING ABOUT STARS AND LEGENDS11 Chapter 11 THE TRAPPING OF GAME12 Chapter 12 FORAGING AND COOKING13 Chapter 13 COSTUMES AND WEAPONS14 Chapter 14 THE AMUSEMENTS OF BLACKS15 Chapter 15 BUSH BOGIES AND FINIS