Image from Amazon.com
Image from Google Jackets
Global Encyclopaedia of the West Indian Dalit`s Ethnography
Material type:
TextPublication details: New Delhi Global Vision Publishing House 2008Description: xi+392pISBN: - 8182202612
- 305.56`547 D2291
Partial contents:
The sole objecive of this encyclopaedia is to present the descriptive ethnographical summaries of 134 Dalit castes of Western India (Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan) who are categorised as shudra in Hindu social order. Here we focus on the ways of living and the factors that have caused to change their socioeconomic and political life. Summaries of each entry usually provides information on the physical features, history of origion, social system, rites and rituals; economic activities, administration and justice; religion and culture, inter-commnunity relationship and modernisation. this encyclopaedia seems to be as informative as possible given the limitation of space and knowledge of contributors. this monumental work is useful for scholars and readers of ethinc study of western Indian the dalit communities.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reference
|
New Theological College Reference | Reference | 305.56`547 D2291 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 00022658 |
Browsing New Theological College shelves, Shelving location: Reference, Collection: Reference Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
| No cover image available No cover image available |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| 305.56`0954 G7212 Report of the Backward Classes Commission | 305.56`541 D2291 Global Encyclopaedia of the North Indian Dalits Ethnography | 305.56`541 D2291 Global Encyclopaedia of the North Indian Dalits Ethnography | 305.56`547 D2291 Global Encyclopaedia of the West Indian Dalit`s Ethnography | 305.40954 P971 Encyclopaedia of Women Society and Culture | 305.40954 P971 Encyclopaedia of Women Society and Culture | 305.40954 P971 Encyclopaedia of Women Society and Culture |
includes index and biblioraphy
The sole objecive of this encyclopaedia is to present the descriptive ethnographical summaries of 134 Dalit castes of Western India (Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Rajasthan) who are categorised as shudra in Hindu social order. Here we focus on the ways of living and the factors that have caused to change their socioeconomic and political life. Summaries of each entry usually provides information on the physical features, history of origion, social system, rites and rituals; economic activities, administration and justice; religion and culture, inter-commnunity relationship and modernisation. this encyclopaedia seems to be as informative as possible given the limitation of space and knowledge of contributors. this monumental work is useful for scholars and readers of ethinc study of western Indian the dalit communities.
There are no comments on this title.