Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia (Paperback)

Preface; Contents; Bibliography; Index to abbreviations; 1. Introductory; 2. Descent; 3. Definitions and history; 4. Tables of classes, phratries, etc.; 5. Phratry names; 6. Origin of phratries; 7. Class names; 8. Theories of the origin of classes; 9. Kinship terms; 10. Types of sexual unions; 11. Group marriage and Mortan's theories; 12. Group marriage and the terms of the relationship; 13. Pirrauru; 14. Temporary unions; Appendix; Indexes.