Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Volume 5, Sociology, Magic and Religion of the Western Islanders

Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Volume 5, Sociology, Magic and Religion of the Western Islanders
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ISBN-10 : 9780521179898
ISBN-13 : 0521179890
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Download or read book Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits: Volume 5, Sociology, Magic and Religion of the Western Islanders written by A. C. Haddon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth in a series compiling the results of an ethnographical research expedition in the Torres Strait, New Guinea, and Borneo. Originally published in 1904, it contains information on the societies and belief structures of the indigenous peoples living in the western islands of the Strait.


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