ISBN:
9781000510973
,
1000510972
,
9781000510867
,
1000510867
,
9781003245209
,
100324520X
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource.
Edition:
1st.
Series Statement:
Studies on modern Asia and Africa 5
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.89482305485
Keywords:
Gond (Indic people)
;
Electronic books
;
Andhra Pradesh (India) Social conditions
Abstract:
〈P〉Preface. 1. The Gonds in History and Literature 2. The Material and Cultural Environment 3. The Settlement Pattern 4. The Village as a Social Unit 5. The Neighbourhood 6. Phratries -- The Main Pillars of the Social Structure 7. The Clan System 8. The Feudal System -- Past and Present 9. Pardhans -- The Bards of the Gonds 10. Tribal Justice and Social Values 11. The Mythological Foundations of the Social Order 12. The Early Phases of Life 13. Avenues to Marriage 14. Marriage, Divorce and Inheritance 15. The Kinship System 16. Death and the Cult of the Dead 17. Farming -- The Basis of Gond Economy 18. Religious Beliefs and Practices 19. The Cult of the Clan Deities 20. The Changing Fortunes of the Adilabad Gonds. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.〈/P〉
DOI:
10.4324/9781003245209
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