Book

Family and kinship: a study of the Pandits of rural Kashmir

Oxford University Press • Delhi • Published In 1989 • Pages:

By: Madan, T. N..

Abstract
This comprehensive ethnography of the Kashmiri Pandit family and kinship system discusses the clustered patrilineage settlement patterns within and between rural villages. The author is careful to emphasize religious and occupational identities over nominal caste affiliations.
Subjects
Real property
Inheritance
Marriage
Family
Kinship
Lineages
culture
Kashmiri
HRAF PubDate
2023
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; 2022
Field Date
1957-1958
Coverage Date
1957-1958
Coverage Place
Uttersoo-Brariangan (Utrassu-Umanagri), Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Notes
T.N. Madan ; with a foreword by J.A. Barnes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-315) and index
LCCN
90900139
LCSH
Kashmiri Pandits
Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Social life and customs