Steel Axes for Stone-Age Australians
A distinguished anthropologist has analyzed the effect of the adoption of steel axes and related Western phenomena by a primitive and remote Australian tribe. One of the major sources for the innovations was missionary activity in the area. Because of the function of axes in Yir Yoront culture the i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1960
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| In: |
Practical anthropology
Year: 1960, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 62-73 |
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| Summary: | A distinguished anthropologist has analyzed the effect of the adoption of steel axes and related Western phenomena by a primitive and remote Australian tribe. One of the major sources for the innovations was missionary activity in the area. Because of the function of axes in Yir Yoront culture the innovation caused far-ranging and deeply disturbing reactions. The case may seem extreme in this day when there are few remaining groups with as little Western contact as the Yir Yoront had known, but far-reaching effects accompany the missionary and his gospel everywhere. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical anthropology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182966000700204 |