Book

Behind mud walls

R. R. SmithNew York • Published In 1930 • Pages:

By: Wiser, Charlotte Viall, Wiser, William Henricks.

Abstract
The authors, Presbyterian missionaries, give a good account of their experiences while attempting to achieve rapport with the villagers of Karimpur in the United Provinces. Though they present the findings of their survey in another volume, this is an intimate personal description of their acceptance into the life of the village. They describe, through individual incidents, the attitudes of the villagers towards outcastes, village leaders, agents of authority, children and education. The last chapter is a compilation in narrative form of the attitudes of the villagers towards change or innovation in the social order.
Subjects
Settlement patterns
Castes
Missions
Dwellings
Water supply
Etiquette
Community councils
Nuptials
Musical instruments
Community heads
Social control
Ingroup antagonisms
Social relationships and groups
Purification and atonement
Avoidance and taboo
Missions
Ethnosociology
culture
Uttar Pradesh
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Helen Takacs; 1956
Field Date
ca. 1925-1930
Coverage Date
1920-1930
Coverage Place
State of Uttar Pradesh, India
Notes
By Charlotte Viall Wiser and William H. Wiser
A study of India village life
LCCN
30033676
LCSH
Uttar Pradesh (India)
Country life--India
Missions--India
India--Social life and customs