Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - M potx
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - M potx
... is a collateral as- cendant who is reincarnated, especially if there are several siblings. A person is usually given the name of the ancestor deemed to have been reincarnated in him or her. See also Bhuiya; Bondo; Kol; Korku; Santal; Sora Bibliography Elwin, Verrier (1955). The Religion of an Indian Tribe. Bom- bay: Oxford University Press. McDougal, Charles (1963). The Social Structure...
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - B potx
... are prominent in government service, financial serv- ices, and politics. Industrial Arts. Any needs that Brahmans and Chhetris experience for craft and industrial products are met by lower- ranked artisan castes, such as blacksmiths, tailors, and leather workers. Trade. In rural areas Brahmans and Chhetris typically rely on others, such as Newar shopkeepers, for their commercial requirements....
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - P potx
... Ef- fects of Partition. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. Sims, Holly (1988). Political Regimes, Public Policy, and Eco- nomic Development: Agricultural Performance and Rural Change in the Two Punjabs. New Delhi: Sage Publications. MURRAY J. LEAF Purum ETHNONYM: Burum Orientation Identification. The Purum are an Old Kuki tribe occupy- ing the Manipur Hills area of India and Mya...
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - Overview pot
... Contents Project Staff vi Contributors vii Preface xiii Introduction xix Maps 1. South Asia xxviii 2. Cultural Regions of South Asia xxix 3. Major Languages of South Asia xxx 4. Dominant Religious Groups of South Asia xxxi 5. Cultural Groups of South Asia xxxii Cultures of South Asia 1 Appendix: Additional Castes, Caste Clusters, and Tribes 309 Bibliograph...
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - A doc
... that life continues be- yond the grave, in a land where each of the uyus has its indi- vidual abode. When one dies, his or her soul is taken to the domain of the uyu who was the cause of death. An individual enjoys the same status and life-style that he or she had while alive. For this reason the deceased is provided with food, drink, possessions, and other tools and provisions to ensur...
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - C ppt
... Christian God of the missionaries was rather readily assimilated. The Chin believe the universe to be populated as well by all sorts of spirits; some of them being great and deitylike; some of them residing in other "worlds," such as the afterworld; some of them hav- ing dominion over domains large or small, locally or else- where; and some of them appearing as wandering...
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - D,E,F doc
... old culture is comprised of three main layers: the Tamil-Malayalam substratum with its many subtle roots; old Sinhala culture and language, which is the dominant element; and the phase of Arabic in- fluence. But the Maldives were touched by every cultural wind that passed over the Indian Ocean. Since independence there has again been influence from Sri Lanka, through its teachers brought...
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - G pot
... the hamlet. Each homestead houses a family, often a joint family consisting of the families of the married sons living with their parents. In the plains where the Gonds are more Sanskritized, or influenced by high Hindu culture, some have adopted Hindu ways and begun to live in closed villages, yet apart from the other castes and tribes. Economy All Gonds are in some way or other engaged...
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - H pps
... 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 a wider camp aggregate. Many encampments consist only of a single family, and such families may reside as separate and isolated units for long periods. Kinship Terminology. The kinship termin...
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - I ppt
... the central and state governments. Conflict. The Irula, beset by circumstances forcing change upon them from the outside world, are liable to come into conflict with their neighbors. Our best retrospective example of this is offered by the hamlet of Koppayur, on an eastern slope of the Nilgiris. The British managers on the nearby Kil- kotagiri tea estate enabled the Irula to continue...
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