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The Politics of Ritual in an Aboriginal Settlement

Francoise Dussart · 2000

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Drawing on a decade of fieldwork in the Australian desert, Dussart (anthropology and women's studies, U. of Connecticut) looks at rituals and their function, and particularly the role of women, among the Warlpiri people of the Yuendumu settlement. She shows how female ritual leaders, whose authority.

Book details

Year
2000
Language
English
Publisher
Smithsonian
Editions
1
Pages
269
ISBN
9781560983934

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