Government of IndiaFolk Lore Notes Vol. II: Konkan
Author: Jackson, A.M.T.
Keywords: Folk-lore, Konkan region, Nature Worship, witchcraft, India
Publisher: British India Press, Bombay
Description: The second volume of folk-lore notes is divided into eleven chapters and is based on the region of Konkan. The chapters primarily talk about the practices of worshipping different things amongst the people of this region. It begins with a discussion of worship of the natural environment, for instance Sun worship, Moon worship, the worship of thunder and lightning, worship of plants, animals and earthquakes, etc. The book also includes accounts of ‘disease deities’, 'totemism’, worship of ancestors and the dead, scaring of ghosts and witchcraft.
Source: Central Secretariat Library
Type: Rare Book
Received From: Central Secretariat Library
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Jackson, A.M.T. |
| dc.contributr.compiler | Enthoven, R.E. |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-30T09:45:38Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-30T09:45:38Z |
| dc.description | The second volume of folk-lore notes is divided into eleven chapters and is based on the region of Konkan. The chapters primarily talk about the practices of worshipping different things amongst the people of this region. It begins with a discussion of worship of the natural environment, for instance Sun worship, Moon worship, the worship of thunder and lightning, worship of plants, animals and earthquakes, etc. The book also includes accounts of ‘disease deities’, 'totemism’, worship of ancestors and the dead, scaring of ghosts and witchcraft. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | v.ii; 92p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | British India Press, Bombay |
| dc.subject | Folk-lore, Konkan region, Nature Worship, witchcraft, India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1914 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004982 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.contributor.author | Jackson, A.M.T. |
| dc.contributr.compiler | Enthoven, R.E. |
| dc.coverage.spatial | India |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-30T09:45:38Z |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-30T09:45:38Z |
| dc.description | The second volume of folk-lore notes is divided into eleven chapters and is based on the region of Konkan. The chapters primarily talk about the practices of worshipping different things amongst the people of this region. It begins with a discussion of worship of the natural environment, for instance Sun worship, Moon worship, the worship of thunder and lightning, worship of plants, animals and earthquakes, etc. The book also includes accounts of ‘disease deities’, 'totemism’, worship of ancestors and the dead, scaring of ghosts and witchcraft. |
| dc.source | Central Secretariat Library |
| dc.format.extent | v.ii; 92p. |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf |
| dc.language.iso | English |
| dc.publisher | British India Press, Bombay |
| dc.subject | Folk-lore, Konkan region, Nature Worship, witchcraft, India |
| dc.type | Rare Book |
| dc.date.copyright | 1914 |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | AS-004982 |
| dc.format.medium | text |
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