Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - T ppt
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - T ppt
... of
spe-
cific
deities
is
a
transcendent
divinity,
bhagavan
or
devudu,
re-
sponsible
for
cosmic
order.
People
conceive
of
this
deity
in
personified
forms
such
as
Vishnu
and
his
associated
circle
of
gods-including
his
ten
incarnations,
among
whom
are
Rama
and
Krishna,
and
their
various
female
consorts,
such
as
Lakshmi,
Sita,
and
Rukmini.
Shiva
and
gods
associated
with
him
include
his
sons...
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - C ppt
... to
the
government.
The
Chakma
raja
traditionally
received
a
small
portion
of
tax
on
swidden
land.
Kinship
Kin
Groups
and
Descent.
The
paribar
(family)
is
the
basic
kinship
unit
in
Chakma
society.
Beyond
the
paribar
and
bari
(homestead),
multihousehold
compounds
are
the
next
widest
unit,
the
members
of
which
may
form
work
groups
and
help
each
other
in
other
activities.
Next
are
the
hamlets...
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...
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - L pptx
... and
Chins).
The
relationship
between
the
British
and
the
Lakhers
was
characterized
by
intermittent
conflict,
extending
from
the
middle
of
the
nineteenth
century
to
1924,
at
which
time
all
the
Lakher
tribes
were
brought
under
British
control.
British
rule
brought
both
political
and
economic
stability
to
the
region.
Villages
enjoyed
a
period
of
internal
and
external
security,
slav-
ery
was...
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - Appendix ppt
... northern
and
central
India,
numbering
several
millions.
Their
traditional
occupation
was
tapping
palms
for
the
sap,
but
they
also
used
to
be
thieves.
Now
some
are
hunters
and
fowlers;
most
are
farmers.
(Risley
1891,
2:16 6-1 68;
Crooke
1896,
4:13 8-1 52;
Thurston
and
Rangachari
1909,
6:15 8-1 59;
Rose
1911,
2:204;
Russell
and
Hira
Lal
1916,
4:38 0-3 85)
Patari
(Pathari)
A
caste
of
p...
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - Overview pot
... people
from
cultures
different
from
our
own.
"We"
is
used
here
in
the
broadest
sense,
to
include
not
just
scholars
who
study
the
cul-
tures
of
the
world
and
businesspeople
and
government
offi-
cials
who
work
in
the
world
community
but
also
the
average
citizen
who
reads
or
hears
about
multicultural
events
in
the
news
every
day
and
young
people
who
are
growing
up
in
this
compl...
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - A doc
... or
five
families
stay
in
one
camp.
As
the
wet
season
ends,
each
family
moves
to
its
clan's
traditional
hut,
which
is
circular
and
houses
from
fifteen
to
twenty
sleeping
platforms.
A
clan's
hut
is
stationary
and
is
maintained
throughout
the
year
by
the
men
of
the
clan.
With
the
exception
of
a
clan's
hut,
all
housing
is
temporary.
A
clan's
hut,
usually
5
to
7
me-
ters
in...
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - B potx
... the
cultural
heritage.
Yet
the
vibrant
change
(tambourine)
dance
of
the
villagers
in
front
of
the
commu-
nity
hall
is
very
common
after
the
day's
toil
and
particularly
on
festive
occasions.
Medicine.
People,
crops,
and
cattle
are
believed
to
be
pro-
tected
from
diseases
by
the
village
tutelary
deity.
The
propiti-
ation
of
other
deities
also
is
thought
to
help
protect
people
from
di...
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...
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Volume III - South Asia - G pot
... the
Gujarati
population
are
tribals
who
predominantly
live
in
the
eastern
hilly
belt.
Sixty-nine
percent
of
the
population
live
in
rural
areas
and
31
percent
live
in
urban
areas.
Ahmadabad,
Surat,
Vadodara,
and
Rajkot
are
large
cities.
linguistic
Affiliation.
Gujarati
is
considered
by
linguists
to
be
a
member
of
the
outer
circle
of
Indo-Aryan
languages:
it
is
partly
Prakritic
and
partly...