Project Gutenberg 2005-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 372 Thomas, Northcote Whitridge 1868 1936 07028949 Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Julia Miller, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia" by Northcote Whitridge Thomas is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the intricate kinship structures and marriage practices among Australian Aboriginal societies, focusing specifically on totem kins, phratries, and the dynamics of group marriage. The text serves as a comprehensive examination intended to deepen understanding of the social fabric of these communities and encourage further research in this area of anthropology. The opening of the work establishes the author's intent to provide an in-depth survey of Australian kinship systems, distinguishing between various forms of social organisation based on birth rather than individual choice. Thomas discusses the persistence of the family system alongside tribal structures and highlights the complexity of kinship definitions, emphasizing the importance of both physiological and sociological factors in understanding these relationships. He outlines the significance of totem kins and the regulatory role they play in marriage prohibitions, setting the stage for a detailed analysis of kinship terms and their implications for social structures in Australia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ethnology -- Australia Tribes Aboriginal Australians -- Kinship Kinship Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs Marriage -- History Consanguinity GN Text Australia Anthropology Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 621739 2025-08-07T11:20:50.502773 text/html 598932 2005-12-27T17:44:40 text/html 827010 2025-08-07T11:21:07.250245 application/epub+zip 832624 2025-08-07T11:20:55.890753 application/epub+zip 241820 2025-08-07T11:20:53.598794 application/epub+zip 1231914 2025-08-07T11:21:14.835209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1133567 2025-08-07T11:21:05.442254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354932 2022-09-08T10:55:47.288805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396534 2025-08-07T11:20:48.421779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396453 2006-01-01T13:35:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396818 2005-12-27T17:44:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396864 2005-12-27T17:44:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23754 2025-08-07T11:21:15.019151 application/rdf+xml 24243 2025-08-07T11:20:54.237759 image/jpeg 4916 2025-08-07T11:20:53.927753 image/jpeg 134485 2006-01-01T13:35:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 134555 2006-01-01T13:35:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 635999 2006-01-01T13:35:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 134485 2006-01-01T13:35:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 764143 2025-08-07T11:20:50.558803 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia