Walbiri Iconography - Graphic Representation and Cultural Symbolism in Central Australian Society (Symbol, myth and ritual series) 1973.pdf

SYMBOL,MYTH, AND RITUALSERIES
WALBIRIICONOGRAPHY
NancyD. Munn, Walbiri Iconog raphy:c:rra phiRepresentation and
CulturalSymbo lismin Centrala Australian Soctety
MirceaEliade, Australian Religions: An Introduction GraphicRepresentation and
CulturalSymbolism ina
CentralAustralia n Society
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Foreword
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manyanthropol ogistshaveonce again beendirected toward
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andeven economic-in socialand cultural processes.
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centralconcernafter aperiod ofneglect, isdiffi cultto say. In
recentfieldstudies, anthropolog istshave been colle cting
mythsrituals andinthe conte xt social of action,and im­
provementsin anthropologicalfieldtechnique haveproduced
datathatare richer andmore refined thanhereto fore;these
newdata have proba blychallenged theoreticiansto provide
moreadequate ex