Arunta
[ uh-ruhn-tuh ]
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How to use Arunta in a sentence
Thus, unlike all other totemists, the Arunta do not inherit their totems either from father or mother, or both.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangThe Kaitish, as regards exogamy and religion, are a link between the primitive south-eastern tribes and the Arunta.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangThe only objection to this theory is that the Arunta themselves believe it, and mention the circumstance in their myths.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangThus, in marrying a woman of his totem, but not of his set of classes, a man does not break the law of Arunta exogamy.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangNow how does it happen that a totem may be in both sets of exogamous classes among the Arunta alone of mankind?
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew Lang
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