Morphy, Howard2015-12-100038-1527http://hdl.handle.net/1885/58972In this paper I provide an interpretative reading Spencer and Gillen. What is read depends in part on what one is looking for, on the purposes for which it is being read, and, what is there to be read depends partly on the audiences that the author has inKeywords: Australian Aboriginal religion; Motivating themes; Social Darwinism; Spencer and Gillen; The anthropology of religion201210.1007/s11841-011-0291-z2016-02-24