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This work will be on interest to all Indianists and South Asianists concerned with minorities and contemporary social change, and also to specialists in socialization, adolescence and family life in peasant societies. The Muria of Blastar district are one of the largest of the Gond tribes of Central India; they have a rich cultural heritage and a distinctive way of life. This is the first... Read more
Introduction The Manjapur Environment The Muria Clan and Alliance The Village, the Land, and the Politics of Manjapur The Extended Family Kinship and Affinal Relations in the Muria Life Cycle The Structural Interpretation of the Ghotul The Ghotul The Ghotul and Marriage Language, History and Anthropology
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Simeran Man Singh Gell
