Children of the Earth Goddess society, marriage and sacrifice in the highlands of Orissa

Author/Creator:

Hardenberg, Roland, author

Publication/Creation:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter, 2018

Format:

Book

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Full Title:

Children of the Earth Goddess society, marriage and sacrifice in the highlands of Orissa / Roland Hardenberg

Series Titles:

Religion and Society ; Volume 73
Religion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ; Volume 73.

Related/Included Titles:

Frontmatter --
Preface --
Contents --
Figures, Tables, and Photographs --
Abbreviations --
Spelling of Dongria words --
1. Introduction --
2. "Tribal society" in the Niamgiri Hills --
3. Dongria social categories, rules, and practices --
4. Forms of marriage: negotiation, violence, and love --
5. The clan sacrifice: Creating Niamgiri society --
6. Conclusion: A system of ideas and values --
7. Glossary --
Appendix 1: Family tree of icha jani segment (Gumma) --
Appendix 2: Marriage relations between Gumma and other villages --
Appendix 3: Numbers and names of villages --
Appendix 4: Plan of a Dongria house --
Appendix 5: Plan of a Dongria house (profile) --
Appendix 6: Myths about Duke and Dumbe --
References --
Index

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Marriage
Orissa (India)--Religious life and customs

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Photographs -- Abbreviations -- Spelling of Dongria words -- 1. Introduction -- 2. "Tribal society" in the Niamgiri Hills -- 3. Dongria social categories, rules, and practices -- 4. Forms of marriage: negotiation, violence, and love -- 5. The clan sacrifice: Creating Niamgiri society -- 6. Conclusion: A system of ideas and values -- 7. Glossary -- Appendix 1: Family tree of icha jani segment (Gumma) -- Appendix 2: Marriage relations between Gumma and other villages -- Appendix 3: Numbers and names of villages -- Appendix 4: Plan of a Dongria house -- Appendix 5: Plan of a Dongria house (profile) -- Appendix 6: Myths about Duke and Dumbe -- References -- Index

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

The whole world is changing with incredible speed towards something radically new, yet people across the globe also show resistance to the forces that homogenize our lives. This book deals with a community that has found its niche in the remote Niamgiri mountain range of Odisha (India) and is struggling to preserve its way of life: the Dongria Kond. In recent years, they made the headlines as the real "Avatars" because they successfully fought a multinational company's plans to mine the mountains. From the perspective of the Dongria Kond, these mountains are the seat of gods, and the whole environment is animated by spiritual forces. This highly complex cosmic order includes humans and non-humans and rests on a divine law (niam). This book captures the viewpoint of the Dongria Kond and provides deep insights into their vision of the world. It offers elaborate accounts of how the Dongria relate to the outside world, conceive of their own society and engage in complex rituals in order to (re-)establish the cosmos. The book confronts the reader with radically different imaginings of familiar human concerns: love, fertility, wealth, status and well-being.

Language:

English

Language Note:

In English.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (710 pages) : illustrations

Additional Physical Form:

Issued also in print.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936838044302486

ISBN:

9783110531763
3110531763

OCLC Number:

1020025772

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.1515/9783110532883