The Aghriā : a peasant caste caste on a tribal frontier

Author/Creator:

Skoda, Uwe, 1973-

Publication/Creation:

Distributed in South Asia by Foundation Books

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The Aghriā : a peasant caste caste on a tribal frontier / Uwe Skoda

Series Titles:

Studies in Orissan society, culture, and history
Studies in Orissan society, culture, and history.

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Agaria (Indic people)--India--Orissa--History
Orissa (India)--History

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

1. Initiation into a convergin tribal and caste society -- 2. Aghriā mythology -- 3. Inter-group relations -- 4. Aghriā as village kings -- 5. The Aghriā kinship system -- 6. The life cycle -- 7. Amalgamation of cycles: Lakṣmī and Khuṇṭ as cultural symbols -- 8. Conclusion.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [583]-596) and index.

Summary:

On the Agaria, Indic people from Orissa; a study.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

607 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

General Note:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Institute of Ethnology, Free University of Berlin).

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990006021240302486

ISBN:

8173046166
9788173046162

OCLC Number:

62393477

Barcode:

010001176339