Torres Straits Expedition

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The Anthropological Expedition of the University of Cambridge in the Torres Strait ( Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Straits ), and Torres Straits expedition called, was a 1898/1899 under the direction of Alfred C. Haddon performed expedition of ethnographic research on the indigenous people of the Inselwelt in Torresstraße should serve.

Haddon had already worked as a zoologist in Torresstrasse in 1888 and had come into contact with the locals through this. Returning to the UK , he began studying anthropology at the University of Cambridge , graduating in 1897. This gave him the opportunity to start an expedition with colleagues from various departments at Cambridge University with novel research goals.

Participants in the expedition included WHR Rivers (1864-1922), Charles S. Myers (1873-1946), William McDougall (1871-1938), Charles G. Seligman (1873-1940), Sidney Ray (1858-1939) ), Anthony Wilkin († 1901).

The expedition explored ethnography , physiology and psychology , linguistics , arts and crafts, and sociology , magic and religion of the islanders . Their research results were later published in the Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits (1901-1935). They were of great influence on the so-called British School of Social Anthropology .

Publications

  • Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1901-1935:
    • Volume 1: General Ethnography. 1935;
    • Volume 2: Physiology and psychology. Part 1: 1901, Part 2: 1903;
    • Volume 3: Linguistics. 1907;
    • Volume 4: Arts and crafts. 1912;
    • Volume 5: Sociology, Magic and Religion of the Western Islanders. 1904;
    • Volume 6: Sociology, Magic and Religion of the Eastern Islanders. 1908.

literature

  • Anita Herle and Sandra Rouse: Cambridge and the Torres Strait. Centenary Essays on the 1898 Anthropological Expedition. Cambridge 1990 (English).

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