Native of Northern India: The Native Races of the British Empire - Couverture rigide

Crooke, William

 
9789390729548: Native of Northern India: The Native Races of the British Empire
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9390729548 ISBN 13 : 9789390729548
Editeur : Manohar Publishers and Distributors, 2024

Synopsis

The work describes the people of northern India, from their habitat to their religious beliefs, from their social life and professions to their race type?in?a?concise?manner.

The author clinically introduces his readers to the populace in northern India of the time. First published in London in 1907, Natives of Northern India is systematically laid out in sixteen chapters and the book carries thirty-two illustrations. After discussing the ethnicity of the Indian population, Crooke next talks about the tribes in the northern hills, then the tribes in the southern hills, and he includes their habitat and behaviour, environment, and singular customs and traditions and in which region of the country a particular tribe can be found. Castes such as the Rajputs, Jats and Brahmins; village industries; criminals and what?he?calls?'vagrant?tribes'?have?also?been?discussed.

Crooke focuses on home life and the role played by women; the typical life of a child and the games they play; social rites and customs that cover perhaps the three most important events in a person's life: birth, marriage and death. He devotes two chapters to popular religious beliefs including but not limited to animism, totemism, village gods, animal?worship;?and?magic, ?shamanism?and?witchcraft.

Lucidly written, Crooke gives a good picture of the social structure of the time. He has referred to other sources, thereby adding to the richness?of?this?book.

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À propos de l?auteur

British Orientalist and Indian Civil Servant, William Crooke (1848-1923) played a significant role in studying and documenting Indian ethnicity.

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Éditeur
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9390729548
ISBN 13 
9789390729548
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
270
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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