Life And Culture Of Matrilineal Tribe Of Meghalaya

Author : Pranab Kumar Das Gupta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Khasis
ISBN : 8121002478

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Life And Culture Of Matrilineal Tribe Of Meghalaya by Pranab Kumar Das Gupta Pdf

Dr. Das Gupta's study unveils a panorama of tribal life on the sprawling, southern slope sof Meghalaya-the home of clouds Sponsored by the Anthropological Survey of India, it focusses on the Wars (a sub-group of the Khasi tribe), their history, goegraphical environment, material culture, economy, politics, religion and social structure in an effort to highlight the salient features of the life and culture of the trbe. Relevantly, therefore, the author seeks to demonstrate hwo the matrilineal, endogamous Wars, despite their certain similarities withthe Khasi tribe are different in dialect, political organisation, social customs and manners, and broadly, how they compare with the other matrilineal tribal cultures of the world. The outcome of the author's painstaking extensive fieldwork, this ethnographic study of the War Khasis embraces almost every facet of the tribe's life and culture, describing the characteristic War Khasi village, home agriculture, livestokc, tools, dress, ornaments, vocations, domestic chores, hunting pursuits, armoury, means of travel, recreatioins, pastimes, family, clan, marraige, divorce. kinship, rules of inheritance (which are of great theoretical importance to social anthropologists), social practices, beliefs, muths superstitions, funeral rites, and a lot more.

Author : Pranab Kumar Das Gupta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Khasi (Indic people).
ISBN : UCAL:B4301393

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Life and Culture of Matrilineal Tribe of Meghalaya by Pranab Kumar Das Gupta Pdf

Author : Queenbala Marak,Sarit K. Chaudhuri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000071825

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The Cultural Heritage of Meghalaya by Queenbala Marak,Sarit K. Chaudhuri Pdf

The state of Meghalaya, formed on 21 January 1972, is a state of fascinating socio-cultural significance. Its heritage can be traced from the prehistoric times of Stone Age up to the present. Though comprising mainly of the matrilineal Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia tribes – the state also houses many other lesser known communities such as the Hajong,Sakachep, Biate, Koch, Dalu, Margnar and the Nepali. All these communities find voice in this volume. This book looks at the state of Meghalaya exhaustively from the perspective of heritage documentation and maintenance. The 38 chapters written by anthropologists and independent researchers, present the rich traditions found in the region. This volume will be of great help to academicians, researchers, students, and laymen interested in a comprehensive study of the region. Please note: This title is co-published with Manohar Publishers, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in South Asia.

Author : Asok Kumar Ray,Satyabrata Chakraborty
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : India, Northeastern
ISBN : 8180695727

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Society, Politics, and Development in North East India by Asok Kumar Ray,Satyabrata Chakraborty Pdf

Contributed articles chiefly with reference to rural development in Northeastern India; includes articles on cultural history of the region.

Author : Kumie R. Marak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015041320519

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Traditions and Modernity in Matrilineal Tribal Society by Kumie R. Marak Pdf

Ethnological study of Garo people of Meghalaya, with special reference to their matrilineal kinship, judicial power, and customary law.

Author : Pariyaram Mathew Chacko
Publisher : Daya Books
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8186030697

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Matriliny in Meghalaya by Pariyaram Mathew Chacko Pdf

Papers presented at a one-day seminar.

Author : Barbara A. West
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 1025 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438119137

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Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania by Barbara A. West Pdf

Presents an alphabetical listing of information on the peoples of Asia and Oceania including origins, prehistory, history, culture, languages, and relationships to other cultures.

Author : Tanka Bahadur Subba,G. C. Ghosh
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8125023356

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The Anthropology of North-East India by Tanka Bahadur Subba,G. C. Ghosh Pdf

This book has been written to cater to the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students of Anthropology and Sociology. It takes stock of the work done in the Anthropology of North-East India, and deals in four sections with various aspects of this question. Section I focuses on prehistoric Anthropology, section II looks at the colonial context and its effect on policy and perceptions about the North-East. Section III, on Biological Anthropology and section IV on Social Anthropology.

Author : Raktim Patar
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781637455180

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The Tiwa Ethnohistory by Raktim Patar Pdf

This book aims at presenting, as far as possible, a comprehensive understanding of the ethnohistory of the Tiwa people. It addresses the issue of origin, migration, traditional belief system, the evolution of the social institutions of the Tiwa. It also covers the continuity and changes that had occurred among this tribe in recent years. The information about this tribe available in the Assamese chronicles, colonial records and other literature of the pre-independence period are devoid of its origin, migration, settlement pattern or social organization. Similarly published works of the post-Independence period do not provide a clear understanding of this tribe. Available published works are descriptive accounts of the socio-economic and cultural features of the Tiwa, as they appear in recent times. There is no mention of their early history or the circumstances leading to the bifurcation of the Tiwa into two groups (Hill and Plain) with distinct patterns of social organization and belief system. Furthermore, there is neither enough information on the socio-political institutions of the Tiwa nor an adequate understanding of the same. It is against such a backdrop that systematic documentation, description and reconstruction of the history of the Tiwa is necessary and which the present work seeks to address.

Author : Mahendra Lal Patel
Publisher : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8185880441

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Development Dualism of Primitive Tribes by Mahendra Lal Patel Pdf

The book deals with development strategy of primitive tribal groups; emerging problems from unsustainable development nexus including development dualism; conflicts between Baiga tribe and foresting development; transformation of primitive agriculture; and weaning-out shifting cultivation.

Author : Mahendra Lal Patel
Publisher : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8175330864

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Agrarian Transformation in Tribal India by Mahendra Lal Patel Pdf

The book makes a humble attempt to provide some facets of agrarian situation and their transformation in relation to major tribes at national level with settled cultivation and in relation to primitive tribal groups practising age-old shifting cultivation until recently.

Author : K. Jose Boban
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 8176480274

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Tribal Ethnomedicine by K. Jose Boban Pdf

Medical practices and healing rituals existing within the tribal communities of Kerala, India.

Author : Ellen Bal
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Garo (Indic people)
ISBN : 9789812304469

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They Ask If We Eat Frogs by Ellen Bal Pdf

An investigation into the category of tribes in South Asia. It focuses on one so-called tribal community, the Garos of Bangladesh. It deals with the evolution of Garo identity/ethnicity and with the progressive making of cultural characteristics that support a sense of Garo-ness, in the context of the complex historical developments.

Author : Hugh B. Urban
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780857731586

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The Power of Tantra by Hugh B. Urban Pdf

In the West, the varied body of texts and traditions known as Tantra for more than two centuries has had the capacity to scandalize and shock. For European colonizers, Orientalist scholars and Christian missionaries of the Victorian era, Tantra was generally seen as the most degenerate and depraved example of the worst tendencies of the so-called 'Indian mind': a pathological mixture of sensuality and religion that prompted the decline of modern Hinduism. Yet for most contemporary New Age and popular writers, Tantra is celebrated as a much-needed affirmation of physical pleasure and sex: indeed as a 'cult of ecstasy' to counter the perceived hypocritical prudery of many Westerners. In recent years, Tantra has become the focus of a still larger cultural and political debate. In the eyes of many Hindus, much of the western literature on Tantra represents a form of neo-colonialism, which continues to portray India as an exotic, erotic, hyper-sexualized Orient. Which, then, is the 'real' Tantra? Focusing on one of the oldest and most important Tantric traditions, based in Assam, northeast India, Hugh B Urban shows that Tantra is less about optimal sexual pleasure than about harnessing the divine power of the goddess that flows alike through the cosmos, the human body and political society. In a fresh and vital contribution to the field, the author suggests that the 'real' meaning of Tantra lies in helping us rethink not just the history of Indian religions, but also our own modern obsessions with power, sex and the invidious legacies of cultural imperialism.

Author : Sarah Lamb
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520389434

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Being Single in India by Sarah Lamb Pdf

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Today, the majority of the world's population lives in a country with falling marriage rates, a phenomenon with profound impacts on women, gender, and sexuality. In this exceptionally crafted ethnography, Sarah Lamb probes the gendered trend of single women living in India, examining what makes living outside marriage for women increasingly possible and yet incredibly challenging. Featuring the stories of never-married women as young as 35 and as old as 92, the book offers a remarkable portrait of a way of life experienced by women across class and caste divides, from urban professionals and rural day laborers, to those who identify as heterosexual and lesbian, to others who evaded marriage both by choice and by circumstance. For women in India, complex social-cultural and political-economic contexts are foundational to their lives and decisions, and evading marriage is often an unintended consequence of other pressing life priorities. Arguing that never-married women are able to illuminate their society's broader social-cultural values, Lamb offers a new and startling look at prevailing systems of gender, sexuality, kinship, freedom, and social belonging in India today.