Book
Traditions and modernity in matrilineal tribal society
Inter-India Publications • New Delhi, India • Published In 1997 • Pages: 200
By: Marak, Kumie R..
Abstract
This book is a study of Garo law based on participant observation, interviews, and case records. The legal system recognizes to some extent Garo customary law practiced within the homes, clans, and villages and presided over by clan and village elders. Customary law deals mostly with inheritance and succession issues. More serious crimes such as murder are tried within the district court system. Disputes between clans or villages often end up in the district court. The author discovers that customary law consistantly respects clan ownership of land and its inheritance throught the female line, although male spouse do have rights to manage land. Disputes over land rights arise in cases of secondary or polygamous marriages. Marriage is regulated by the clan to insure that no clan property is alienated.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 1998
- Field Date
- not specified
- Coverage Date
- 1936-1986
- Coverage Place
- Garo Hills Autonomous District, Meghalaya State, India
- Notes
- Kumie R. Marak
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-194) and index
- LCCN
- 97900413
- LCSH
- Garo (Indic people)