The Ghotul in Muria Society

1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-3-7186-5221-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 929 g

Reihe: Studies in Anthropology and History

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 full-length study of the Muria to be based on the results of intensive fieldwork and guided by contemporary anthropological theory. Gell analyses the spatial framework of Muria society and the politics of marriage exchange. The study columinates in a detailed account of the Ghotal, the village dormitory for adolescents of both sexes, and the complex dilemmas faced by young Muria on the threshold of adulthood. The emphasis throughout is on allowing the Muria to speak directly from their own experience, using personal case-histories. This leads to new insights into the issues of gender and social power.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gell, Simeran Man Singh

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Simeran Man Singh Gell