Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - B potx

... the Vaisnava-Sahajiyd Cult of < /b> Bengal. Chi- cago: University of < /b> Chicago Press. McDaniel, June (1989). The Madness of < /b> the Saints: Ecstatic Religion in Bengal. Chicago: University of < /b> Chicago Press. Singer, Milton, ed. (1971). Krishna: Myths, Rites, and Atti- tudes. Chicago: University of < /b> Chicago Press. JUNE McDANIEL Bhil ETHNONYMS: none Orientation Identif...

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... from items he carried in an old army rucksack. His pharmacopoeia included the fol- lowing: some Ayurvedic treatments available in the local or more distant bazaars; a bull's tooth; a human legbone; the navel of < /b> a musk deer; a shred of < /b> a leopard's tongue; a porcu- pine's jawbone, plus its stomach, still stuffed with the dried contents; a tortoise shell; a piece...

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... in low-caste disputes or transgressions. Since independence, various kinds of < /b> coun- cils have been established by the national governments of < /b> the nations in which Paharis live. In India, these are elected bod- ies, with an elected headman and with seats reserved for women and members of < /b> Achut castes. Their actual powers, however, tend to be limited to official matters,...

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... Contents Project Staff vi Contributors vii Preface xiii Introduction xix Maps 1. South < /b> Asia < /b> xxviii 2. Cultural Regions of < /b> South < /b> Asia < /b> xxix 3. Major Languages of < /b> South < /b> Asia < /b> xxx 4. Dominant Religious Groups of < /b> South < /b> Asia < /b> xxxi 5. Cultural Groups of < /b> South < /b> Asia < /b> xxxii Cultures < /b> of < /b>...

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... the various Abor groups) and external (i.e., with neighboring peoples) warfare were effectively elimi- nated after the initiation of < /b> British rule. Conflict between vil- lages is handled by the bango council and the resolution of < /b> interbango conflict is the responsibility of < /b> the bogum bokang. Religion and Expressive Culture Religious Belief&. Abor religion is charact...

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... a diviner has identified what is to be done. There are all manner of < /b> private curing rituals, and these are held by whomever knows how, not by professionals; they tend to involve sacrifices to intruding spirits, soul recall- ing, and the leaving of < /b> miniature images of < /b> wealth outside the village for the spirits. There are few definite seasonal calen- drical ceremonies, b...

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... to twelfth centuries, held together by a Sinhala type of < /b> highly central- ized kinship. On several islands there are remnants of < /b> Bud- dhist stupas of < /b> coral stone, described by H. C. P. Bell as being of < /b> Anuradhapura style. In the twelfth century an Arab saint who claimed that he had power to chase away a powerful jinni by reading the Quran convinced the king to c...

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... her deceased husband. Socialization. The ambition of < /b> every Gond woman is to bear a son. Barrenness in a woman is considered a curse. Preg- nancy and birth are surrounded with protective rites against magic spells and evil influences. Children are generally wel- come and treated with affection. Although sons are preferred, daughters are welcome too. Children grow up without much restri...

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... four such families, each family constituting a unit. There is a per- vasive emphasis on sexual egalitarianism and women some- times form independent commensal units, though these al- ways are part of < /b> a wider camp aggregate. Many encampments consist only of < /b> a single family, and such families may reside as separate and isolated units for long periods. Kinship Terminology. The ki...

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... 106 forest of < /b> its kind in the world.< /b> Post -World < /b> War II dam proj- ects, including that of < /b> Bhavani Sagar, created temporary work for others. Many Irula have entered the general job market in the Coimbatore-Mettupalaiyam-Ootacamund region and are employed in a wide array of < /b> jobs in the public and private sec- tors. Such jobs include positions in air force...

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