Government of IndiaThe Birhors: A Little-known Jungle Tribe of Chota Nagpur
Author: Roy, Sarat Chandra
Keywords: Birhor, Chota Nagpur, Tribes of India, Social Systems, Sarat Chandra Roy
Publisher: G.E.L. Mission Press, Ranchi
Description: This book is a part of a series of monographs by the author on the culture and lifestyles of different ethnic communities of Chota Nagpur. The book includes detailed accounts of the social systems of the Birhors, kingship organization, and marriage customs. It also has discussions of religious beliefs, rituals practised at birth and death, etc. One chapter particularly talks about science, natural history, fine arts and others, as known amongst the Birhors. The appendix section contains, amongst others, a ‘Birhor Vocabulary’. This work has multiple illustrations.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Roy, Sarat Chandra |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-08T10:05:32Z 2018-06-07T04:27:15Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-08T10:05:32Z 2018-06-07T04:27:15Z |
| dc.description | This book is a part of a series of monographs by the author on the culture and lifestyles of different ethnic communities of Chota Nagpur. The book includes detailed accounts of the social systems of the Birhors, kingship organization, and marriage customs. It also has discussions of religious beliefs, rituals practised at birth and death, etc. One chapter particularly talks about science, natural history, fine arts and others, as known amongst the Birhors. The appendix section contains, amongst others, a ‘Birhor Vocabulary’. This work has multiple illustrations. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 608p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | G.E.L. Mission Press, Ranchi |
| dc.subject | Birhor, Chota Nagpur, Tribes of India, Social Systems, Sarat Chandra Roy |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1925 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004510 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Roy, Sarat Chandra |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-08T10:05:32Z 2018-06-07T04:27:15Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-08T10:05:32Z 2018-06-07T04:27:15Z |
| dc.description | This book is a part of a series of monographs by the author on the culture and lifestyles of different ethnic communities of Chota Nagpur. The book includes detailed accounts of the social systems of the Birhors, kingship organization, and marriage customs. It also has discussions of religious beliefs, rituals practised at birth and death, etc. One chapter particularly talks about science, natural history, fine arts and others, as known amongst the Birhors. The appendix section contains, amongst others, a ‘Birhor Vocabulary’. This work has multiple illustrations. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | 608p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | G.E.L. Mission Press, Ranchi |
| dc.subject | Birhor, Chota Nagpur, Tribes of India, Social Systems, Sarat Chandra Roy |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1925 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004510 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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