Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
The Muria and Their Ghotul
Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
The Ghotul in Muria Society
Author: Simeran Man Singh Gell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Gell studies the Muria, one of the largest of the Gond tribes of central India, analyzing the spatial framework of their society, and the politics of marriage exchange. She offers a detailed account--through personal case histories--of the Ghotul, a village dormitory for adolescents of both sexes, and the complex dilemmas faced by youth on the threshold of adulthood. The text is a revised version of Gell's doctoral thesis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Gell studies the Muria, one of the largest of the Gond tribes of central India, analyzing the spatial framework of their society, and the politics of marriage exchange. She offers a detailed account--through personal case histories--of the Ghotul, a village dormitory for adolescents of both sexes, and the complex dilemmas faced by youth on the threshold of adulthood. The text is a revised version of Gell's doctoral thesis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Savaging the Civilized
Author: Ramachandra Guha
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226310473
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
"Described by his contemporaries as a cross between Albert Schweitzer and Paul Gauguin, Elwin was a man of contradictions, at times taking on the role of evangelist, social worker, political activist, poet, government worker, and more. Intensely political, the Oxford-trained scholar tirelessly defended the rights of the indigenous and despite the deep religious influences of St.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226310473
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
"Described by his contemporaries as a cross between Albert Schweitzer and Paul Gauguin, Elwin was a man of contradictions, at times taking on the role of evangelist, social worker, political activist, poet, government worker, and more. Intensely political, the Oxford-trained scholar tirelessly defended the rights of the indigenous and despite the deep religious influences of St.
Verrier Elwin, Philanthropologist
Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A pioneering anthropologist who closely studied little-known Indian tribes, Verrier Elwin's writings provide insight into Indian tribal life, art, and culture. The essays in this collection discuss his experiences in India, Indian tribes, Muria and their ghotul, Maria murder and suicide, art, folksongs, myths, and Nagaland. Nineteen black and white photographs, the majority taken by Elwin, are also included.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
A pioneering anthropologist who closely studied little-known Indian tribes, Verrier Elwin's writings provide insight into Indian tribal life, art, and culture. The essays in this collection discuss his experiences in India, Indian tribes, Muria and their ghotul, Maria murder and suicide, art, folksongs, myths, and Nagaland. Nineteen black and white photographs, the majority taken by Elwin, are also included.
The Oxford India Elwin
Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
From presenting, in Elwin's own words, the account of his going to work among the tribal peoples of central India, to affording glimpses of his seminal work on the unique institution of the ghotul among the Murias of Bastar, or relating Elwin's attempts at understanding the high incidence of murder and suicide among the Bison-horn Marias of Bastar, The Oxford India Elwin looks beyond the general and the oft-repeated to include within its covers the many fascinating discoveries that Verrier Elwin made while working among the different tribal communities in India. While the Introduction to Folk Songs of the Maikal Hills discusses the principles of translating folk poetry, the importance of the elements of nature, magic, the supernatural, and song and dance in tribal life is highlighted through selections from The Myths of Middle India. Whether providing glimpses of Elwin's travels in the remote Northeast, or discussing the effects of 'civilization' on tribal art, or describing the Naga people and their customs, or presenting the myths of the NEFA region, the effort is to bring the man, his thoughts and actions, the contributions he made towards upholding and preserving the cultural diversity of the Subcontinent, closer to readers through a single volume which will be both accessible and affordable. The book will be a valuable addition to the Oxford India Collection which includes the writings of Ghalib, Premchand, Ramanujan, Nehru, and Gandhi. Armed with a useful and perceptive Introduction by G.N. Devy, this edition will appeal to all those who know and adore Elwin, as also students and researchers of anthropology, cultural studies, and Indian history.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
From presenting, in Elwin's own words, the account of his going to work among the tribal peoples of central India, to affording glimpses of his seminal work on the unique institution of the ghotul among the Murias of Bastar, or relating Elwin's attempts at understanding the high incidence of murder and suicide among the Bison-horn Marias of Bastar, The Oxford India Elwin looks beyond the general and the oft-repeated to include within its covers the many fascinating discoveries that Verrier Elwin made while working among the different tribal communities in India. While the Introduction to Folk Songs of the Maikal Hills discusses the principles of translating folk poetry, the importance of the elements of nature, magic, the supernatural, and song and dance in tribal life is highlighted through selections from The Myths of Middle India. Whether providing glimpses of Elwin's travels in the remote Northeast, or discussing the effects of 'civilization' on tribal art, or describing the Naga people and their customs, or presenting the myths of the NEFA region, the effort is to bring the man, his thoughts and actions, the contributions he made towards upholding and preserving the cultural diversity of the Subcontinent, closer to readers through a single volume which will be both accessible and affordable. The book will be a valuable addition to the Oxford India Collection which includes the writings of Ghalib, Premchand, Ramanujan, Nehru, and Gandhi. Armed with a useful and perceptive Introduction by G.N. Devy, this edition will appeal to all those who know and adore Elwin, as also students and researchers of anthropology, cultural studies, and Indian history.
Nightmarch
Author: Alpa Shah
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022659033X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 Association for Political and Legal Anthropology Book Prize Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize Shortlisted for the New India Foundation Book Prize Anthropologist Alpa Shah found herself in an active platoon of Naxalites—one of the longest-running guerrilla insurgencies in the world. The only woman, and the only person without a weapon, she walked alongside the militants for seven nights across 150 miles of dense, hilly forests in eastern India. Nightmarch is the riveting story of Shah's journey, grounded in her years of living with India’s tribal people, an eye-opening exploration of the movement’s history and future and a powerful contemplation of how disadvantaged people fight back against unjust systems in today’s world. The Naxalites have fought for a communist society for the past fifty years, caught in a conflict that has so far claimed at least forty thousand lives. Yet surprisingly little is known about these fighters in the West. Framed by the Indian state as a deadly terrorist group, the movement is actually made up of Marxist ideologues and lower-caste and tribal combatants, all of whom seek to overthrow a system that has abused them for decades. In Nightmarch, Shah shares some of their gritty untold stories: here we meet a high-caste leader who spent almost thirty years underground, a young Adivasi foot soldier, and an Adivasi youth who defected. Speaking with them and living for years with villagers in guerrilla strongholds, Shah has sought to understand why some of India’s poor have shunned the world’s largest democracy and taken up arms to fight for a fairer society—and asks whether they might be undermining their own aims. By shining a light on this largely ignored corner of the world, Shah raises important questions about the uncaring advance of capitalism and offers a compelling reflection on dispossession and conflict at the heart of contemporary India.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022659033X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Winner of the 2020 Association for Political and Legal Anthropology Book Prize Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize Shortlisted for the New India Foundation Book Prize Anthropologist Alpa Shah found herself in an active platoon of Naxalites—one of the longest-running guerrilla insurgencies in the world. The only woman, and the only person without a weapon, she walked alongside the militants for seven nights across 150 miles of dense, hilly forests in eastern India. Nightmarch is the riveting story of Shah's journey, grounded in her years of living with India’s tribal people, an eye-opening exploration of the movement’s history and future and a powerful contemplation of how disadvantaged people fight back against unjust systems in today’s world. The Naxalites have fought for a communist society for the past fifty years, caught in a conflict that has so far claimed at least forty thousand lives. Yet surprisingly little is known about these fighters in the West. Framed by the Indian state as a deadly terrorist group, the movement is actually made up of Marxist ideologues and lower-caste and tribal combatants, all of whom seek to overthrow a system that has abused them for decades. In Nightmarch, Shah shares some of their gritty untold stories: here we meet a high-caste leader who spent almost thirty years underground, a young Adivasi foot soldier, and an Adivasi youth who defected. Speaking with them and living for years with villagers in guerrilla strongholds, Shah has sought to understand why some of India’s poor have shunned the world’s largest democracy and taken up arms to fight for a fairer society—and asks whether they might be undermining their own aims. By shining a light on this largely ignored corner of the world, Shah raises important questions about the uncaring advance of capitalism and offers a compelling reflection on dispossession and conflict at the heart of contemporary India.
Our Women are Free
Author: Wynne Maggi
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472067831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
An exploration of the lives of women among the Kalasha, a tiny, vibrant community in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472067831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
An exploration of the lives of women among the Kalasha, a tiny, vibrant community in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province
Tribes of India
Author: Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520043152
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520043152
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Philanthropologist
Author: Verrier Elwin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
A pioneering anthropologist who closely studied little-known Indian tribes, Verrier Elwin's writings provide insight into Indian tribal life, art, and culture. The essays in this collection discuss his experiences in India, Indian tribes, Muria and their ghotul, Maria murder and suicide, art, folksongs, myths, and Nagaland. Nineteen black and white photographs, the majority taken by Elwin, are also included.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
A pioneering anthropologist who closely studied little-known Indian tribes, Verrier Elwin's writings provide insight into Indian tribal life, art, and culture. The essays in this collection discuss his experiences in India, Indian tribes, Muria and their ghotul, Maria murder and suicide, art, folksongs, myths, and Nagaland. Nineteen black and white photographs, the majority taken by Elwin, are also included.
The Speaking Tree
Author: Richard Lannoy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195197549
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195197549
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description