Encyclopaedia of Scheduled Tribes in Jharkhand


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1. Asur 2. Baiga 3. Banjara 4. Bathudi 5. Bedia 6. Binjhia 7. Birhor 8. Birjia 9. Chero 10. Chik Baraik 11. Good 12. Gorait 13. Ho 14. Karmali 15. Kharia 16. Kharwar 17. Khond 18. Kisan 19. Kora 20. Korwa 21. Lohar 22. Mahli 23. Mal Paharia 24. Munda 25. Oraon 26. Parhaiya 27. Santal 28. Sauria Pahariya 29. Savar 30. Bhumij 31. Kol 32. Kanwar Conclusion Bibliography Index










The Social System in a Bengal Village


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Anthropological and sociological study of Kotaigarh, a nucleated village in Midnapore District, West Bengal.




Ecology and Rituals in Tribal Areas


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The Western And Indian Social- Cultural Anthropologists Contributed Much In Developing The Theories Of Primitive Or Tribal Religion. In Course Of Time The Ecological Anthropologists Have Extended Further Those Concepts, More Specifically The Ritualistic Functions, In The Analysis Of Human Adaptability Within An Ecosystem. Combining The Two This Book Deals With A Comparative Analysis Of Religious Live Of The Five Tribal Groups Living In A Common Ecological Setting In A Close Proximity To Establish The Inter-Relationship Between Ecology And Rituals In The Tribal Areas. This Is A Holistic Study Concerning All Aspects Of Live Related To Religion. This Micro Study Is Based On All-Important Parameters Like Ecological Settings, Socio-Economic Conditions, Ethnic Diversities And Culture-Historical Factors. This Book Will Help To Enhance Knowledge And To Develop The Methodological Tools And Techniques For The Researcher Belonging To The Subjects Like Social Anthropology, Sociology, Comparative Religion, Tribal Studies, Natural Resource Management And So On.




Profile of Some Indian Tribes


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The present book highlight ethnographic, demographic, nutritional ecological, economic and cultural profiles in relation to the scenario of food and nutition of five tribal communities of India viz., the Lodhas, the Mahalis, the Koras, the Santals and the Mundas. The study pinpoints nutritional anthropology of the foregoing communities to assess and recommend ameliorative measures. The profiles of different aspects referred to above are interwoven with one another and conjointly provide to frame a holistic picture which would hopefully better equip the readers to assess the anthropo-nutritional problems of the tribal communities and also find out the plausible solution to them. Micro-study of this kind on the tribal population is probably the maiden venture in the Indian context. The book would be helpful to the planners, administrators public health workers, nutritionists, medical personnels, biochemists, sociologists, anthroopologists and other interested in anthropo-nutritional profile of the Indian tribes.