Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Incest Taboo: a Bridge

2 Structures and Regimes

3 Prescription and Preference

4 Terminology and ‘Structure’: the Dieri Case

5 A Question of Preferences: the Iatmül Case

6 Some Comments on Alternation: the Mara Case

7 Permutation Models and Prescriptive Systems

8 Conclusions

Appendix

Bibliography

Index