Acculturation and Culture Contact

Clans

Theory of Disease

Shamans and Psychotherapists

Spirits and Gods

Sacred Objects and Places

Domestic Service

Status, Role, and Prestige

Accumulation of Wealth

Community Structure

Community Heads

Secondary Marriages

Household

Organization and Analysis of Results

1710

Cultural Revitalization and Ethnogenesis

Publishing

5310

Verbal Arts

5311

Visual Arts

Music

Drama

Gender Roles and Issues

Medical Therapy

Linguistic Identification

Writing

Missions

Bibliographies in Sources

Ingroup Antagonisms

Social Control

Informal in-Group Justice

Sanctions

Judicial Authority

Sorcery

Gender Status

Religious Denominations

Education System

Population

Internal Migration

Real Property

Historical Reconstruction

Hunting and Trapping

Fishing

Domesticated Animals

Agriculture

Tillage

Production and Supply

Exchange Transactions

Territorial Hierarchy

Towns

Districts

Medical Research

Priesthood

Identification

Division of Labor by Gender

Flora

Alcoholic Beverages

Cordage

Mats and Basketry

Woodworking

Mourning

Magic

Organized Ceremonial

External Migration

Annual Cycle

Occupational Specialization

Labor Supply and Employment

Artifact and Archive Collections

Racial Identification

Traditional History

History

External Relations

Political Movements

Revolution

Military Installations

Ethnosociology

Ethnobotany

Material Not Relevant

Settlement Patterns

Castes

Inheritance

Glossary

Medium of Exchange

External Trade

Dwellings

Building Interiors and Arrangement

Prayers and Sacrifices

Kinship Terminology

Basis of Marriage

Mode of Marriage

Termination of Marriage

Residence

Kin Relationships

Body Alterations

Grandparents and Grandchildren

Child Care

Childhood Activities

Techniques of Socialization

Weaning and Food Training

Cleanliness Training

Sex Training

Puberty and Initiation

Burial Practices and Funerals

Cult of the Dead

Eschatology

Reviews and Critiques

Location

Climate

Topography and Geology

Ethnic Stratification

Behavior Toward Non-Relatives

Political Parties

CULTURE SUMMARY: SANTAL

ETHNONYMS

ORIENTATION

HISTORY AND CULTURAL RELATIONS

SETTLEMENTS

ECONOMY

KINSHIP

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

SOCIOPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

RELIGION AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE

RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONERS

CEREMONIES

ARTS

MEDICINE

DEATH AND AFTERLIFE

SYNOPSIS

INDEXING NOTES

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION

DEMOGRAPHY

LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION

SUBSISTENCE

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

TRADE

DIVISION OF LABOR

LAND TENURE

KIN GROUPS AND DESCENT

KINSHIP TERMINOLOGY

MARRIAGE

DOMESTIC UNIT

INHERITANCE

SOCIALIZATION

SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL ORGANIZATION

SOCIAL CONTROL

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The Santal are the largest of the tribal populations in South Asia. They live in India in the adjoining provinces of Bihar, West Bengal, and Orissa. Originally the Santal were probably hunter-gatherers who switched largely to farming and animal husbandry. Migratory labor is very important, with many Santals working in plantations, mines, industries and professional occupations, such as nursing. Santali is an Austro-Asiatic language

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