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Caste interaction in a village tribe: an anthropological case study of the tribes in Dhanaura Village in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh

K. B. PublicationsNew DelhiPublished In 1974 • Pages:

By: Sankhdher, Lalit Mohan.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper discusses the dynamics of caste interaction in Dhanaura, a village in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh State, India. The discussion is framed with a functionalist conceptualization of the village as a social organism whose continuity is affected by the orderly interaction of interweaving traditional and tribal caste patterns.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Community structure
Cultural identity and pride
Castes
Inter-community relations
Community councils
Police
Occupational specialization
Spirits and gods
Sacred objects and places
Priesthood
Judicial authority
Cult of the dead
Exchange transactions
Social relationships and groups
Avoidance and taboo
Sex and marital offenses
Gender status
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Uttar Pradesh
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
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
Book
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1954
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1954-1974
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
State of Uttar Pradesh, India
NotesAdditional notes
L. M. Sankhdher
Includes bibliographical references (p. 63)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
74903442
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Uttar Pradesh (India)
Caste--India--Dhanaura
Ethnology--India--Dhanaura
Dhanaura, India