Book
Caste interaction in a village tribe: an anthropological case study of the tribes in Dhanaura Village in Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh
K. B. Publications • New Delhi • Published In 1974 • Pages:
By: Sankhdher, Lalit Mohan.
Abstract
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.
- Subjects
- 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
- culture
- Uttar Pradesh
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
- Field Date
- 1954
- Coverage Date
- 1954-1974
- Coverage Place
- State of Uttar Pradesh, India
- Notes
- L. M. Sankhdher
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 63)
- LCCN
- 74903442
- LCSH
- Uttar Pradesh (India)
- Caste--India--Dhanaura
- Ethnology--India--Dhanaura
- Dhanaura, India