Tony Swain has prepared a comprehensive bibliographical survey of
all substantial publications on Aboriginal religions appearing
between 1798 and early 1990. The volume opens with a three-chapter
narrative section which provides the historic and analytic contexts
for the cataloguing that follows. The 1,076 entries are critically
annotated and classified by geography and theme. More specific
investigation of selected topics can be pursued through the four
indexes which, besides offering an alphabetical listing of all
titles and authors, provide access by "tribes and places" and
general subjects. The three narrative chapters explore the history
of the study of Aboriginal religions, the emergence of key themes
in investigating these traditions, and the unique features of the
regions which provide the primary classification for the
bibliography that follows. Chapter one shows how a succession of
theories, conceptions, and blatant prejudices have molded the way
writers approached the traditions of the Aborigines. Chapter two
examines those themes scholars have felt useful in analyzing
Aboriginal religions, placing their emergence in historical
perspective and discussing their usefulness as conceptual tools.
Finally, the third chapter highlights the unique features of the
ten regions used as the primary categories of classification,
describing possible historical forces which have shaped their
particular forms. This first bibliography of Australian Aboriginal
religions is an essential acquisition for all serious academic
libraries.
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