On Aboriginal Religion

W.E.H. Stanner (1905-1981) was an Australian anthropologist who worked extensively with Indigenous Australians, especially peoples of Daly River and Port Keats in the Northern Territory. Francesca Merlan is a professor of anthropology at Australian National University. L.R. Hiatt (1931-2008) was an anthropologist and scholar specialising in Australian Aboriginal studies.

• Note to the 2014 edition by Peter White On Aboriginal religion: an appreciation by Francesca MerlanOn Aboriginal religion: Stanner's work by L.R. HiattIntroduction by W.E.H. Stanner 1. The lineaments of sacrifice2. Sacramentalism, rite and myth3. Symbolism in the higher rites4. The design-plan of a riteless myth5. The design-plans of mythless rites6. Cosmos and society made correlative