CHAPTER III

TOTEMS WITHIN THE PHRATRIES

American support of the author’s hypothesis--Deliberate arrangement--Totems all the way--Distribution of totems in the ‘phratries’--The ideas of Mr. Frazer. His earlier theory--Objections to Mr. Frazer’s early theory--Mr. Spencer’s theories of the bisection--Advantages of the system here proposed--The Arunta--Arunta metaphysics--Arunta totem eating and traditions--Dr. Durkheim on the Arunta--The relations of totems and ‘phratries’ among the Arunta--Arunta myths--Mr. Spencer on Arunta legends