Book
Inner frontiers: Santal responses to acculturation
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Dept. of Social Science and Development • Bergen • Published In 1991 • Pages:
By: Carrin-Bouez, Marine.
Abstract
In the four articles which comprise the major portion of this work, Carrin-Bouez presents a comparative study of the Santals in the three Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in relationship to the surrounding Hindu society (the Ho, Birhor, and Munda tribes). The first essay analyzes traditional leadership between headman and priest in the sample emphasizing how they share a common structure of power and authority. In the second essay the author describes the situation of the tribes during the colonial period with particular reference to the tribal movement which emerged from 1820 to 1855 culminating in the Santal rebellion of 1855-1857. This movement was especially important to the Santals in promoting the reform of tribal values in the face of Hindu influence (p. 1). This article also discusses the Santal concept of 'foreigner' as invader or intruder, referred to in the text by the pejorative term DIKU, and leads to the third essay in this study concentrating on the idea of the foreigner as incestuous kin. The last article in this volume deals with the synthesis of indigenous thought and external influence in regard to rationality, causality, and classification in Santal medicine.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1996
- Field Date
- 1978-1989
- Coverage Date
- 1978-1989
- Coverage Place
- West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa States, India
- Notes
- Marine Carrin-Bouez
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18, 36-37, 49, 80-82)
- LCSH
- Santal (South Asian people)