Hindus of the Himalayas : ethnography and change
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Hindus of the Himalayas : ethnography and change
（Oxford India paperbacks）
Oxford University Press, 1997
2nd ed., rev. and enl
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"Hindus of the Himalayas" is an ethnographic study of a village in the Himalayas, India. In this edition the author adds two new sections - a prologue, "Behind Many Masks: Ethnography and Impression Management", and an epilogue, "Sirkanda Ten years Later". The focus is on the trends found in the village and in the region, as well as on drawing implications for the country at large.
Table of Contents
- Prologue: Behind Many Masks, Ethnography and Impression Management
- 1. The Setting
- 2. The Economic Context
- 3. The Religious Context: The Supernatural
- 4. The Religious Context: Calendrical and Life-Cycle Ceremonies
- 5. Kin Groups and Kinship
- 6. Caste
- 7. Intercaste Relations
- 8. The Village Community
- 9. The Outside World: Urban Contacts and Government Programs
- 10. Conclusion - 1958
- Epilogue: Sirkanda ten years later
- Bibliography
- Chapter Bibliographies - 1971
- Notes, Index
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