Book

Ancient Hindu refugees: Badaga social history 1550-1975

Mouton6 • Published In 1980 • Pages: 14, 285

By: Hockings, Paul.

Abstract
This source on Badaga social history between 1550 and 1975 is one of the primary sources in the Badaga file. The topics discussed by the author include clan and phratry legends of the Badaga migration from Mysore to the Nilgiri Plateau, place names and cultural ecology, social organization, the interdependence of Badaga communities with non-Badaga communities on the Nilgiri Plateau, economic history, political organization and law, the impact of culture contact, acculturation, and missionization, and religious and social change in the 20th century.
Subjects
History
Community heads
Place names
Settlement patterns
Clans
Phratries
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
External relations
Medium of exchange
External trade
Missions
Ingroup antagonisms
General character of religion
Spirits and gods
culture
Badaga
HRAF PubDate
2005
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Gerald Reid ; 1989
Field Date
1962-1977
Coverage Date
1550-1975
Coverage Place
Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu State, India
Notes
Paul Hockings
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-261) and indexes
LCCN
81150306
LCSH
Badaga (Indic people)