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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Ethno-history. 3. Habitat. 4. Cultural matrix. 5. Environment. 6. Administrative history. 7. Post independence scenario. 8. Settlement pattern. 9. Cultural characteristics. 10. Traditional political authority. 11. Tribal polity. 12. Culture change. "The term Mizo, meaning highlander, refers to a conglomeration of tribal communities sharing certain cultural specificities. Initially each community was eager to maintain its distinctive identity in respect of dialect, religious beliefs and social customs. But subsequently a process of integration and assimilation came into play, and there has now developed among them a common identity the Mizo. An inherent spirit of self-help was nurtured. Widespread acceptance of Christianity and a high percentage of literacy have aroused the Mizo society to move faster along the path of modernity. Mizoram -- "the land of highlander" is a gentle pastoral land. An interesting tradition amongst the Mizos is the code of ethics which revolves around tlawmngaihna, a term that means that every Mizo is duty bound to be hospitable, kind, unselfish, and helpful to the poor and needy. The Mizo is a term of identification of several groups viz- Lushai, Pawi, Paite, Ralte, Pang, Hmar etc. Previously believers of the good spirit pathian, the Mizo community today is greatly influenced by Christianity. Though the Mizo have accepted English as the medium of instruction, but the Mizo language is widely spoken and written in Roman script. The hill people have kept alive their rich cultural heritage, colourful customs and lively traditions. Festivals and dances of Mizo have a unique tribal flavour." (jacket). …

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Habitat. 3. Politico administrative climate. 4. Ethno history. 5. Cultural characteristics. 6. Social structure. 7. Tribal polity. 8. Religion. 9. Traditional political authority. 10. Rites de passage. 11. Tribal economy. Often some academicians with a grim view of India's future mention to the numerous secessionist battles raging in different parts of the multiethnic multi religious nation. Of course politicians and nationalists take instant umbrage. But ask them to explain the mountain call for disunion and chances are that an accusing finger will point at some foreign power. We have always refused to acknowledge the disenchantment of our people. Almost all our northeastern states are in various stages of insurgency. Open conflict in some places uneasy cease fires in others and in the rest the beginnings of what could end up in another violent call for autonomy. Meghalaya is one state of Northeast India that remained calm during achieving the status of a state. The northeast is largely cut off from mainland India and in these remote pockets unhappy youngsters are easily prone to feeling persecuted. They feel their community is singled out because they belong to a different ethnic stock. This resentment if not addressed can easily be fanned into violence. It happened in Kashmir. It happened in Nagaland and in Manipur. And it could happen in Meghalaya too. The people in Meghalaya have simply voiced their concerns. The urge to preserve their customs and hence oppose any policy which adversely affect their culture. It is not that the Khasi are desperate to cling to their customs. Much has changed in the past 50 years. As for example the Nongkrem dance is hosted by the Syiem of Khyrim custodian of the original tribal religion in a society that is now mostly Christian. Syiem himself is no hatchet wielding grass skirted savage who lets off alarming threatening whoops. Instead he is a gentle 48 year old doctor dressed in suit and tie who speaks flawless English. He talks of education opportunities and infrastructure. Zealous missionaries have produced a highly literate population in Meghalaya that has happily adopted leather jackets and MTV. The book gives a contemporary scenario of Khasi culture which withstood against the onslaught of winds of change. 106 pp.…

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Ethno history. 2. Habitat. 3. Cultural matrix. 4. Social constituents ashing. 5. Bori. 6. Gallong. 7. Karko. 8. Milang. 9. Pailibo. 10. Miniyong. 11. Tangam. 12. Ramo. 13. Culture change. Arunachal Pradesh the abode of Adi group of tribes is the land of rising sun or the land of the dawn lit mountains and a part of Eastern Himalayan ranges situated on the northern east tip of India and borders Bhutan China Myanmar and the state of Assam. The ever green wooded forests with streams rivers meandering through mountains offer the cooling tranquility and scenic beauties where every morning the sunrise spreads its golden carpet first. The Adi are divided into a number of groups such as Minyong Karko Shimong Janbo Pangis Pailibos Bogum Padams Milangs etc. The Adis by nature are democratic and have organised village council called Kebang. Their traditional dance called Ponung is famous in the whole Arunachal Pradesh. Adi villages are situated generally on the spurs of hills. Polyandry is unknown but polygamy is practised. It is only in 16 century the history of Arunachal Pradesh gained coherence from the legends and traditions under the rules of Ahom Kings of Assam. Originally known as North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) it came under the control of the British when they subjugated Assam from the Ahom kings. The British declared the place as off limits in 1873 till the eve of world war II. Following independence of India the government prepared the tribes to cope up with the modern world and introduced village democracy in preparation of a statewide legislation. In 1971 NEFA was renamed to Arunachal Pradesh and in 1972 it became a union territory. On 20 February 1987 it was declared as the 24 state of the Indian union. 98 pp.…

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Ethnogenesis. 2. Belief pattern. 3. Village. 4. Life cycle. 5. Naga in transition. 6. Tour in Naga hills. When you go home tell them of us that for their tomorrow we gave our today reads an epitaph in the Second World War Cemetery of Kohima the capital of Nagaland. This state is the home of the brave and daring yet simple and innocent Naga tribes. Lapped in the eastern frontiers of the Himalayan mountain range Nagaland is marked by an unhurried pace of life calm and serene environs and fresh unpolluted air which make a welcome change for a jaded city dweller. The Nagas belong to the Indo Mongoloid family. The major Naga tribes are the Angami Ao Cakesang Chang Khemiangan Konyak Lotha Phom Pochury Rengma Sangtam Sema Yimchunger Zeliang. Each tribe has their own languages and cultural features. They are living in the present Nagaland Hills of Manipur (Senapati Tamenglong Ukhrul Chandel districts) in the North Cachar Mikir Hills Lakhimpur Nowgaon Sibsagar in Assam in the North East of Arunachal Pradesh in the Somra tract and its contiguous parts of Myanmar. As the Naga seek to renewed their sense of self respect in a modern world their are embracing the past to shape the future. Nagas attempt to deal with the concerns of a modern society a consensus has grown that the solutions to many of the present problems lies in the abandoned traditions of the past. The present study emphasizes this by giving ethnographic details. 114 pp.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents Prelude 1 Introduction 2 Area and universe of study 3 Micro level study of tribes and their customary practices 4 Epilogue Glossary Select bibliography Case studies IndexThe British Colonial administrators imposed their law justice and jurisprudence on the native people little realizing the importance of the indigenous customary laws Obsession with written records made them feel that the only nature system available was the "Dharma Sastra" which found an admirer in Warren Hastings Even this traditional Indian law the Colonial scholars treated as inadequate incomplete and contradictory hence the imposition of Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence on the native population However there are areas like the North-East India where the Colonialists did not impose their system and let tribal customary practices administered by the village council to continue The scarcity of information regarding practices and sanctions of the tribal societies of North-East India has been keenly felt by academic and administrative circles for it shackled the developmental activities throwing up new problems like tribal rights on land and forest The earlier attempt of ethnographers to study the customary laws were flawed by their traditional evolutionist approach or piecemeal approach to individual questions The present study comprising of anthropological analysis of data from seven major tribes living in seven states of North-East India is a beginning in the attempt to understand the tribal customary laws adopting a holistic approach since the entire matrix of these tribal societies orbits around the oral traditions 204 pp.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents Preface. 1. Habitat. 2. Ethno history. 3. Cultural matrix. 4. Social structure. 5. Material culture. 6. Socio cultural change. 7. Customary laws and practices. 8. Change in economy. 9. Tribe in transition. The Garo people live in the North East part of India and concentrated in the state of Meghalaya. They reside on the hills that derive its name from Garo and hence referred to as Garo Hills. The Garo address themselves as A Chik or Mande. The people live in a lush forested area that experiences heavy rainfall. The population of this area is believed to be approximately 300 000. The Garo people categorise themselves into a number of groups based on dialectical differences and location. The Garo set up permanent villages that vary in size. These villages tend to be between 10 to 60 households. The people of the village rely on the Slash and burn technique for agriculture that they refer to as jhum. They cultivate rice millet and bananas along with a variety of vegetables. The important cash crops for the Garo people are cotton chili peppers and ginger. The lifestyles of the Garo people are all based on a matriarchical point of view. In other words the people put a high status and power in the hands of the women. The land can only be inherited through the women of the families. The village leader is only chosen by the husband of the heiress. Each married couple chooses one daughter usually the youngest to be the heiress of the household and property. Sometimes the position of this youngest daughter would fall into marrying a specific relative as well to keep the land in the family. American Baptist missionaries arrived in the Garo Hills and professed Christianity. As a result one quarter to one third of the Garo are now Christians. The native Garo religion includes the belief of supernatural spirits called mite. They believed that these spirits lived in the jungle and caused diseases. They also believed in important Gods that overlooked the growth of the crops. The book is a cultural travelogue and depicts the traditional way of Garo life and the change crept therein. 104 pp.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Dust Jacket Included. "India is a home of almost all major religions of the world and Indian system of namegiving is considered to be highly specialised. Besides bestowing a personal name to an individual, a surname is suffixed or prefixed in order to assign membership of a cohesive group. This surname may be a totemic name representing a lineage, a clan, a phratry, a descent but reflective of individual's socio-religious standing within the group. "In the book Encyclopaedia of Indian Surnames all attempts have been made to collect the genesis of the surnames from different regions and groups of people of India. The collection of such information is spread over more than twenty years of consistent efforts demanding to deal with a large body of data and material besides sifting from available literature to collect the information desired for preparing the compendium. "In dealing with a large body of literature and material, errors and omissions are unavoidable. Information, suggestions, observations, criticisms and advice are welcome from our enlightened readers." (jacket)No. 28640 439 pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents Preface. 1. Ethno history. 2. Cultural matrix. 3. Cultural constituents. 4. Thadou. 5. Vaiphei. 6. Aimol. 7. Tarao. 8. Anal. 9. Monsang. 10. Moyon. 11. Chiru. 12. Koireng. 13. Chothe. 14. Tidimchin. 15. Hmar. Manipur is a land of many tribes (more than 30) who have different languages cultures and traditions. For political purposes some are included along with the Naga generic term in the north and Kuki chins in the South. The Kuki tribes inhabit in all districts of Manipur the Linguistic Survey of India Vol. III Part III carried out by G.A. Grierson and published in 1904 by Govt. of India provides a general idea of the geographical spread of Kukis living space. According to this survey the territory inhabited by the Kuki tribes extends from the Naga hills in the North down into the Sandoway District of Myanmar in the south from the Myattha River in the east almost to the Bay of Bengal in the west. The tribes like Aimol Anal Chiru Chongloi Chothe Hangsing Doungel Gangte Guite Haokip Hmar Kipgen Kom Lhungdim Lamkang Lunkim Changsan Lenthang Thangeo Kolhen Lhangum Lhanghal Milhem Maring Mate Mozo Monshang Paite Sitlhou Lhouvum and Singsit Simte Baite Tarao Touthang Vaphei Zou etc. may be put under one egalitarian ethnic entity called Kukis. However some of these tribes mentioned above have been assimilated into Naga generic term. During First World War the Kuki uprising against the British lasted for three years (1917 1919). In the early 1940's hundreds of Kukis joined the Indian army and fought the British. More than one hundred and fifty INA pensioners are still alive. Both India and Myanmar were given political freedom in 1947. The boundaries lines of the new nations and their states fragmented the traditional Kuki territory. The book encompasses the ethnographic details of the Kuki who are also referred to as Kuki Chins by some ethnologists. 142 pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 2nd Edition. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Cultural profile. 3. Biological profile. 4. Genetical parameters. 5. Concluding remarks. Glossary. Reference cited. Index. The work aims to answer the question of bio-cultural identity of Muslim from exclusively anthropological perspective. The concept prevailing currently and accepted by the native population dichotomizes Muslims. Those who came and settled in India during the various invasion and historical migrations constituted one group while the other group was believed to be formed by mass conversions of the local Hindu populations of a comparatively lower order in the caste hierarchy. Based on this, a clear line of distinction was drawn between 'shurfa' and 'nau-Muslim' and non Muslim elements present in the Indian sub-continent. The 'shurfa' was believed to comprise Shiekhs of Arabia, Sayyads of Persia and Moghuls and Pathans of the Persian Gulf and north-western frontiers. While 'nau-Muslims' were accepted to be drawn from innumerable occupational Hindu groups, Pathans being from our immediate neighbourhood represents a true picture of racial entity, whereas Moghuls being numerically negligible do not form a statistically sizable population to conduct research and derive any inference. From historic times Moghuls have been widely referred to and described as being the ruling family. That is the only evidence we have of Moghuls and a few families of Delhi who claim to be their descendants.…

Black and white photographic plates, 192pp, glossary, dustjacket damaged and extensively repaired with tape. "This microscopic case-study of the South District of Manipur highlights the use of various traditional and non traditional psychotropic substances. The mind boggling findings have been supplemented by qualitative and quantitative data collected during extensive exploration in the region during 1969-1984.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Dawoodi Bohras undeterred from the socio-political turmoil of the Indian sub-continent prospered and today are one of the few richest contemporary Muslim communities of India. The batin' ideology of Bohra religious belief, unhesitant claim of conversion to Islam from the Anavil Brahmins of Gujarat and practice of clitoridectomy are some of the factors responsible for suffixing the title of 'secret society' to this community even by their coreligionists. Till recently Bohra was a community seen, not heard or read about. The early 70s witnessed unprecedented intracommunity violent clashes and bloodshed in Udaipur. This shattered the peace and harmony of the otherwise peaceloving Bohras, who suddenly found themselves at the forefront of national and international news media. The undercurrent of erosion of faith in the function of chief spiritual leadership was not revealed to the outside world the parasitic nature of the religious establishment till the emergence of 'progressive bohra youths' had safely prevented the community from succumbing to the traumatic experience of socio-political upheavals of the Indo-Pak sub-continent. In face of brutal criticism and various insinuations, the cool and forgiving composure of the religious head makes an observer speculate endlessly. A prosperous and well knit society reputed for gentleness and unconflicting disposition suddenly became unleashed and violent. How and Why? These are some of the questions which have been raised and answer looked for in this book with a wealth of empirical facts collected during over a decade's rigorous and indepth anthropological fieldwork among the Dawoodi Bohras of Udaipur with the help of established methodological tools.…

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