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. |
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affiliation affinal artisans Atkinson Bajgis barber behavior Berreman Bhatbair blacksmith Brahmin bride bride price brothers caste status caste-fellows cent ceremony chans clan clique contacts context coöperative council crops culture area dance Dehra Dun deities Devi differences discussed disputes Diwali Doms economic exogamy fact festivals frequently functions ghosts gotra grain groom high-caste hills Himalayas Hindu Hinduism honor household gods husband important India individuals interaction intercaste joint family kalratra kanda Khasas kin group Kumaon land lineage live low-caste marriage Mussoorie occasionally occupational occur official Pahari area Pandavas participate performed person plains polygynous possessed practice primarily programs puja Raja Rajputs reference region relations relationship relatives religious residents result ritual Sanskritic sexual shaman shrine Sirkanda villagers social Tehri Garhwal temple tion traditional trail unit usually Uttar Pradesh valley village gods wife wives woman women worship