B.S. (Melbourne) to J.G. Frazer, 1897-07-12
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B.S. describes how their joint work had begun. Gillen's great interest in the Central Australian natives. Their expedition to the Arunta tribe in summer 1896. Their method of working.
Answers to particular queries raised by J.G. Frazer; The totem and its traditions. Probable origin in cannibalism. The Churinga. The three periods of Alcheringa. The delusion of imagining oneself an animal.
B.S.' warm praise of Gillen. The need for much more research, Gillen lacks money, B.S. lacks time. They are looking for a publisher.
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