Hindus of the HimalayasGerald Berreman's ethnographic study of a hill village in India is widely regarded as a classic in the field of social anthropology. In this new edition, Berreman returns to this village after ten years to record the ethnographic continuity and change in village lifestyle. A new prologue addsimportant insights to the bases for the ethnographic descriptions and analyses by outlining the research conditions of this study. A new epilogue records Berreman's findings after revisiting the village--focusing on the trends found in the village and the surrounding region to draw implications forthe country at large. |
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Contents
BEHIND MANY MASKS ETHNOGRAPHY | xvii |
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE SETTING | 9 |
xiv | 32 |
THE ECONOMIC CONTEXT | 38 |
THE SUPERNATURAL | 80 |
4 | 96 |
CALENDRICAL AND LIFECYCLE | 121 |
7 | 208 |
INTERCASTE RELATIONS | 229 |
THE VILLAGE COMMUNITY | 259 |
9 | 294 |
CONCLUSION1958 | 339 |
SIRKANDA TEN YEARS LATER | 358 |
| 405 | |
CHAPTER BIBLIOGRAPHIES1971 | 415 |
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activities adopted animals apparently Bajgis become behavior beliefs Bhatbair blacksmith Brahmin brothers called castes cent ceremonies chans closely considered consistently council crops culture Dehra Dun described differences discussed distinct Doms economic effect especially evident expected extended fact fields four frequently functions Garhwal given gods gotra hand high-caste hills Hindu Hinduism household husband important increased India individuals interest known land less lineage live low-caste marriage matters means names nature never observed occasionally occupation occur official origin Pahari participate performed person plains possessed practice present primarily Rajputs reference region relations relationship relatively religious remain reported residents respect result ritual rules shaman share similar Sirkanda social status traditional unit usually village wife wives woman women worship
Bibliographic information
| Title | Hindus of the Himalayas Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley |
| Author | Gerald Duane Berreman |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1963 |
| ISBN | 0520014235, 9780520014237 |
| Length | 430 pages |
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