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Mahapatra, Sitakant

 
9780195617948: Modernization and Ritual: Identity and Change in Santal Society
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ISBN 10: 0195617940 ISBN 13: 9780195617948
Editorial: OUP India, 1996

Sinopsis

The Santals of Mayurbhanj District in Orissa, one of the largest tribal communities in India, embrace a proud and traditional society with unique value systems, social hierarchies, and a strong sense of identity. Currently, the Santals, torn between tradition and modernity, are trying to forge a new identity and evolve new attitudes toward individual and community, illness, medicine and witchcraft, politics, and religion. Based on extensive field research, this insightful anthropological study closely detrmines what happens to a traditional society exposed to forces of rapid modernization.

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The Santals of Mayurbhanj District in Orissa, one of the largest tribal communities in India, embrace a proud and traditional society with unique value systems, social hierarchies, and a strong sense of identity. Currently, the Santals, torn between tradition and modernity, are trying to forge a new identity and evolve new attitudes toward individual and community, illness, medicine and witchcraft, politics, and religion. Based on extensive field research, this insightful anthropological study closely detrmines what happens to a traditional society exposed to forces of rapid modernization.

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Editorial
OUP India
Año de publicación
1996
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0195617940
ISBN 13 
9780195617948
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
180
Contacto del fabricante
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