Special Crops

Diet

Condiments

Production and Supply

Internal Trade

External Trade

Identification

Location

Topography and Geology

Cultural Identity and Pride

History

Acculturation and Culture Contact

Territorial Hierarchy

Form and Rules of Government

External Relations

Composition of Population

Spirits and Gods

Congregations

Religious Denominations

Missions

Religious Intolerance and Martyrs

Bibliographies in Sources

Life and Death

Burial Practices and Funerals

Cult of the Dead

Prayers and Sacrifices

Status, Role, and Prestige

Castes

Regulation of Marriage

Arranging a Marriage

Special Unions and Marriages

Residence

Family Relationships

Kin Relationships

Rules of Descent

Climate

Inheritance

Division of Labor by Gender

Classes

Community Councils

Political Movements

Property System

Real Property

Gender Status

Extended Families

Eschatology

Political Parties

Historical Reconstruction

Mythology

Household

Nuclear Family

Community Structure

Community Heads

Pharmaceuticals

Medical Therapy

Medical Personnel

Musical Instruments

Dance

Organized Ceremonial

Age Stratification

Etiquette

Kinship Terminology

Rest Days and Holidays

Ornament

Bone, Horn, and Shell Technology

Woodworking

Lithic Industries

Smiths and Their Crafts

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Visual Arts

Social Control

Judicial Authority

Sociocultural Trends

Labor Supply and Employment

Basis of Marriage

Police

Tillage

Cereal Agriculture

Vegetable Production

Arboriculture

Buying and Selling

Settlement Patterns

Reviews and Critiques

Changes in Property Rights

Borrowing and Lending

Renting and Leasing

Research and Development

Techniques of Socialization

Education System

Population

Birth Statistics

Population Policy

Speech

Linguistic Identification

Writing

Multi-Ethnic Community Relations

Religious and Educational Structures

Sacred Objects and Places

Priesthood

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Culture Summary: AW11 Kerala

ETHNONYMS

ORIENTATION

HISTORY AND CULTURAL RELATIONS

SETTLEMENTS

ECONOMY

KINSHIP

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

CREDITS

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

DEMOGRAPHY

LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION

SUBSISTENCE

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

LAND TENURE

KIN GROUPS AND DESCENT

KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY

MARRIAGE

DOMESTIC UNIT

INHERITANCE

SOCIALIZATION

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

SOCIAL CONTROL

CONFLICT

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RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONERS

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MEDICINE

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The Indian state of Kerala—encompassing the Malayalam (a Dravidian language) speaking people of the region—was formed in 1956 from the Malabar district and the former kingdoms of Cochin and Travancore. The economic mainstay is rice faming, along with a wide variety of tree and vegetable crops that supply an ancient, extensive tradition of trade in spices and craft products; wage labor is pursued in modern sectors of the state economy and through emigration. Households tend to be large, due to persistent elements of the traditional, matrilineally-related joint family. Traditional Kerala society was characterized by rigidly defined caste groups, a system that has undergone substantial change, especially since the 1950s with the advent of political reforms under a system of village-based elected government.

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