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Aboriginal peoples and terrestrial invertebrates in Australia : historical and cultural relationships / Philip A. Clarke.
Penn Museum Library - New Books Display GN476.77 .C532 2026
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clarke, Philip (Philip A.), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aboriginal Australians--History.
- Aboriginal Australians.
- Aboriginal Australians--Social life and customs.
- Aboriginal Australians--Religion.
- Human-animal relationships--Australia.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Animals and civilization--Australia.
- Animals and civilization.
- Invertebrates--Australia.
- Invertebrates.
- Ethnoornithology--Australia.
- Ethnoornithology.
- Australia.
- Genre:
- First Nations people
- Indigenous Australians
- History
- Physical Description:
- x, 334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- illustration
- map
- Place of Publication:
- Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2026]
- Summary:
- "Aboriginal peoples have deep connections with Australia's terrestrial invertebrates, going back millennia. This book focuses on these historical and cultural relationships, describing the role of insects and other arthropods as totemic ancestors and spirit beings. It also explores Aboriginal nomenclature, foraging techniques and the use of land-based arthropods and molluscs as food, medicine and for making artefacts. Through the lens of ethnoentomology, Philip Clarke examines the cultural significance of invertebrates, highlighting their role in shaping Aboriginal identities and their interactions with the unique Australian environment, blending scientific and Indigenous sources. By taking a historical perspective, Aboriginal Peoples and Terrestrial Invertebrates in Australia examines the gaps between the knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples and Western science, to encourage further collaboration and acknowledgment in the future. This is a companion work to the author's successful book Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia."--Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Clarke, Philip (Philip A.). Aboriginal peoples and terrestrial invertebrates in Australia.
- ISBN:
- 9781486320431
- 1486320430
- OCLC:
- 1552171146
- Publisher Number:
- 90104661509
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