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The Sudras of Cochin
Cochin tribes and castes • 2 • Published In 1912 • Pages: 1-102
By: Anantha Krishna Iyer, L. Krishna, Diwan Bahadur.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a general ethnography and culture history of the Nayar caste of central Kerala (Cochin). It covers historical information on military organization and warfare, house type and construction, caste subdivisions, personal names and titles, marriage customs, puberty customs (for the girl), polygamy, childbirth, naming ceremonies, the tarawád (matrilocal joint family), administration of justice, feudalism, village organization, districts, games, dramatic performances, religious and agricultural festivals, religion, funeral customs, caste occupations, food, clothing, and personal ornamentation. Of particular interest is the information on Nayar serpent cults and demon worship.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Castes
- Status, role, and prestige
- Historical reconstruction
- Military organization
- Uniform and accouterment
- External relations
- Weapons
- Warfare
- Domesticated animals
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kerala
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2017
- 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
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle; 1964-1968
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1902-1906
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1761-1912
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- central Kerala, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- L. K. Anantha Krishna Iyer
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 12016168
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kerala (India)