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Tiwi wives : a study of the women of Melville Island, North Australia by Jane Carter Goodale is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Although the Tiwi people of North Australia have been studied before, Goodale's approach adds a significant dimension--from the perspective of the Tiwi woman as she changes through her life course from birth to the rituals performed after her death. Especially interesting and detailed material is included on marriage arrangements and directions as well as important rites of passage, such as the annual initiation ceremony and the funeral ceremony. Goodale's descriptive record of her fieldwork among the Tiwi continues to be a lucid and valuable source of knowledge of this remote tribe.

Author

Jane Carter Goodale

Publisher

Waveland Press; Waveland Pr Inc

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780881337846

Subjects

Sociology, Anthropology, Science