ISBN10: 0521446910, ISBN13: 9780521446914, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover Many of the elements ascribed to traditional Aboriginal beliefs and practices are the result of contact with external peoples--Melanesians and Indonesians, as well as Europeans. This controversial and provocative book is the first detailed and continent-wide study of the impact of outsiders on Australian Aboriginal worldviews. The author separates out a common core of religious belief that 1111 precontact spirituality of Australian Aborigines more concerned with place than with any philosophy of time or origins. A Place for Strangers investigates Aboriginal myth, ritual, cosmology and philosophy, and also examines social organization, subsistence patterns and cultural change. It will be of great interest to readers in anthropology, religious studies, comparative philosophy, Aboriginal studies and Australian history. 2 Centimeters X 15.1 Centimeters X 22.6 Centimeters
[Auckland, AUCKL, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 1996]

Cambridge University Press, Date: 1996-07-30. Paperback. Good. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; liquid stain to front page block edge; light edgewear to wraps. NOT an ex-library copy, NO remainder mark. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1996. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521446910 9780521446914 [US]

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Date: 1997. ix-xi, 303pp, b/w illustrations, slight shelfwear, pictorial covers with title in pale pink to spine. Previous owner's label to fep. . Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 1997. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521446910 9780521446914 [GB]

ISBN10: 0521446910, ISBN13: 9780521446914, [publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr] Softcover 303 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1996]

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A Place for Strangers: Towards a History of Australian Aboriginal Being. ISBN 0521446910 9780521446914 [GB]

Cambridge University Press, Date: 1996-07-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1996. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521446910 9780521446914 [US]

ISBN10: 0521446910, ISBN13: 9780521446914, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'A Place for Strangers' investigates Aboriginal myth, ritual, cosmology and philosophy, and also examines social organisation, subsistence patterns and cultural change. The author separates out a common core of religious belief which reflects a precontact spirituality of Australian Aborigines more concerned with place than any philosophy of time or origins.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1996]
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