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The Pundits of Kashmir

journal of the Anthropological Society of Bombay10 (1913, 1914, 1915, 1916Published In 1917 • Pages: 461-485

By: Modi, Jivanji Jamshedji.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article is based on information obtained largely from Pandits (Hindus) of Srinagar. It contains brief statements on traditions, religious ceremonies, exogamous lineages (gotras), marriage and food regulations, and select aspects of material culture.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Traditional history
Castes
Regulation of marriage
Clans
Sacred objects and places
Ecclesiastical organization
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kashmiri
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2023
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
South Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Joan Verosky ; 1955
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1895, 1915
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1339-1895
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Kashmir division, Jammu and Kashmir, India
NotesAdditional notes
By Jivanji Jamshedji Modi
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
52035875
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kashmiri (South Asian people)