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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Among the "contemporary primitives", the Kharias has been occupied an important position in the anthropological literature. The present study Habitat, Economy and Society of the Kharias of Odisha is an attempt to understand the relationship between Kharia social organization and their habitat. The fieldwork for the present study was carried out in different phases in 1995-1999 in Similipal of Mayurbhanj district of the than Orissa now Odisha. Understanding of such a relationship requires analysis of the productive forces, material culture, and technology and value system associated with the exploration of natural resources. It is the economic relations, which provide the needed linkage between society and environment. Thus, the focus of the study centres around three important interrelated dimensions i.e. habitat, economy and society. For this, a detail understanding of the physical environment of the Kharia would act as the point of departure.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. The present work is an ethnographic study of the Pauri Bhuinya, a hill tribe of northern Orissa now Odisha. Though the name of the Pauri Bhuinya occurs in many anthropological literatures, an in-depth published work of standard is not available so far. Thus came up the idea of the present study. In Chapter-III discusses the history of the Bhuinya. Who were the Bhuinyas and how they are different from the hill or Pauri Bhuinya. Ehe social organization like kinship, family, marriage and political organization has been delineated in Chapter-IV. The Pauri Bhuinyas are shifting cultivator and now they have become settled agriculturists. The chapter-V begins with the traditional Pauri Bhuinya following by the factors responsible for the change of the Pauri Bhuinya economy. The religious beliefs and practices of the Pauri Bhuinya have been discussed in chapter-VI. It also highlights some description on the Alekha or Mahimadharma which was adopted by a handful community member. The last chapter highlights the factors responsible for bringing out change in the Pauri Bhuinya society and implementation of various developmental programmes and its consequences.