Table of Contents

Note to the 2014 edition by Peter White

On Aboriginal religion: an appreciation by Francesca Merlan
On Aboriginal religion: Stanner’s work by L.R. Hiatt
Introduction by W.E.H. Stanner

1. The lineaments of sacrifice
2. Sacramentalism, rite and myth
3. Symbolism in the higher rites
4. The design-plan of a riteless myth
5. The design-plans of mythless rites
6. Cosmos and society made correlative

Promotional Information

This reprint of On Aboriginal Religion pays tribute to the ongoing relevance of anthropologist W.E.H. Stanner's work on Aborginal religion.

About the Author

W.E.H. Stanner (1905 - 1981) was an anthropologist who worked extensively with Indigenous Australians. His work had a huge impact on Australian race relations.
Francesca Merlan is a professor of anthropology at Australian National University.
L.R. Hiatt (1931 - 2008) was a scholar of Australian Aboriginal studies.