William Crooke

Native of Northern India

The Native Races of the British Empire

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

He devotes two chapters to popular religious beliefs including but not limited to animism, totemism, village gods, animal worship; and magic, shamanism and witchcraft. Lucidly written, Crooke gives a good picture of the social structure of the time. He has referred to other sources, thereby adding to the richness of this book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 506g
• ISBN-13: 9789390729548
• ISBN-10: 9390729548
• Artikelnr.: 70382211

Autorenporträt

British Orientalist and Indian Civil Servant, William Crooke (1848-1923) played a significant role in studying and documenting Indian ethnicity.

Inhaltsangabe

* Editor's Preface XIII
* Author's Preface XV
* Chapter I Descriptive 1
* Chapter II The Ethnical Elements 16
* Chapter III The Tribes of the Northern Hills 36
* Chapter IV The Tribes of the Southern Hills 63
* Chapter V The Cases of the Plains 85
* Chapter VI The Agricultural Commercial and Industrial Castes of the
Plains 106
* Chapter VII The VIllage and its Industries: The Criminal and Vagrant
Tribes 126
* Chapter VIII Home Life: The Occupations of Women 150
* Chapter IX Child Life: Games and Amusements 173
* Chapter X The Birth Rites 194
* Chapter XI The Marriage Rites 206
* Chapter XII Death Rites 215
* Chapter XIII Popular Religion and Beliefs 223
* Chapter XIV Magic Shamanism Witchcraft 246
* Bibliography 263
* Index 266