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Livre 13 sur 18: Anthropology and Cultural History in Asia and the Indo-Pacific

Tonkinson, Myrna; Burbank, Victoria

 
9780754674498: Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia

Synopsis

Drawing on ethnography of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia, this volume focuses on the current ways in which indigenous people confront and manage various aspects of death. The contributors construct rich accounts of indigenous practices and beliefs and engage with questions relating to the frequent experience of death within the context of unprecedented change and premature mortality.

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À propos de l'auteur

Katie Glaskin is a Lecturer, Discipline of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Western Australia. Myrna Tonkinson is an Honorary Research Fellow, Discipline of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Western Australia. Yasmine Musharbash is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Discipline of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Western Australia. Victoria Burbank is Associate Professor of Anthropology, Discipline of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Western Australia.

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