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The Muria and their ghotulBook 1947 • Elwin, Verrier
Gond • Asia > South Asia
The first part of the book deals with Muria culture generally, as a context in which to set the [n]ghotul[/n].. There are descriptive sections on food-getting, kinship, the life-cycle, religion, legend, etc. The second portion of the book deals with ...Maria murder and suicideBook 1943 • Elwin, Verrier
Gond • Asia > South Asia
This book, by a British social anthropologist who is one of the foremost experts on tribal India, is an analysis and discussion of Bison Horn Maria murder and suicide based on court records of the cases and discussion with participants, when availabl...The Maria Gonds of BastarBook 1949 • Grigson, W. V. (Wilfred Vernon) & Elwin, Verrier
Gond • Asia > South Asia
This excellent ethnography, by a former member of the Indian Civil Service, describes the culture of two subgroups of the widespread Gond peoples, the relatively unacculturated Hill Marias and the more acculturated Bison Horn Marias, both of Bastar S...