Body, names and movement : images of identity among the Yolnu of North-east Arnhem Land
This ethnography demonstrates that it is through images of the body and movement that the Yolnu of North-east Arnhem Land uphold their ancestral wisdom and construct their vision of the future in a changing world. The importance of body imagery is examined in the kinship system; features of the land...
Main Author: | Tamisari, Franca |
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London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London)
1995
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.392303 |
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