Adolphus Peter Elkin
Adolphus Peter Elkin (born March 27, 1891 in West Maitland , New South Wales , Australia , † July 9, 1979 in Sydney ) was an Australian ethnologist , anthropologist and linguist .
Originally an Anglican clergyman, he became a professor of anthropology at the University of Sydney and made a contribution to research into the culture of the Australian Aborigines , especially their totemism . His main work is his book The Australian Aborigines: How to Understand Them , which has been published in many editions since 1938 . He also edited the anthropological journal Oceania . He also wrote a history of the Diocese of Newcastle .
Works (selection)
- Studies in Australian Totemism , Melbourne 1933
- Studies in Australian Linguistics , Sydney, Australian National Research Council [approx. 1937]
- Social anthropology in Melanesia: a review of research , London, Oxford University Press 1953
- The Australian Aborigines: how to understand them , 3rd ed., Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1954. 5th ed., Rev. - London and a., Angus & Robertson 1979 Digitized version of the third edition reprint
- The diocese of Newcastle. A history of the diocese of Newcastle, NSW, Australia , Glebe, Australian Med. Publ. Co. 1955
- Arnhem Land Music <North Australia> , Sydney, University of Sydney [1953–57]
- Pacific Science Association. Its history and role in international cooperation , Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press 1961 ( Bernice P. Bishop Museum special publication 48)
- Two Rituals in South and Central Arnhem Land , Sydney 1972
- Aboriginal men of high degree , 2nd ed., St. Lucia 1977
literature
- Aboriginal man in Australia. Essays in honor of Emeritus Professor AP Elkin , ed. by Ronald M. Berndt and Catherine H. Berndt . London, Angus & Robertson 1965
- Tigger Wise: Elkin, Adolphus Peter (1891–1979) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 14. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1996, ISBN 0-522-84717-X (English).
Web links
- Professor AP Elkin - An Appreciation (Ronald M. Bernd) - partial view
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elkin, Adolphus Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian clergyman, ethnologist, anthropologist and linguist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Maitland , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1979 |
| Place of death | Sydney |