Kinship and ritual in Bengal: anthropological essays
South Asian Publishers • New Delhi • Published In 1984 • Pages:
By: Fruzzetti, Lina M., östör, Akos.
Abstract
This work is a collection of essays, written over a ten year period, which have previously appeared in various journals and books in both India and America. The focus of the study is on the everyday life and relationships among the people of the West Bengal town of Vishnupur. The major portion of these anthropological essays deals with one common concern, '…the analysis of social relationships through indigenous cultural categories' (p. vii), and as such represents a sustained attempt at cultural interpretation. The subject matter of these papers ranges from a technical critique of approaches to kinship terminology, to life cycle events and rituals, and concepts of the individual and their relationship to the Bengali hierarchy. This study also provides much information on the status of Bengali women, and cultural similarities and differences between the Hindu and Muslim components of the society.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1992
- Field Date
- 1967-1973, various trips [p. vii]
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- Vishnupur, West Bengal, India
- Notes
- [by] Lina Fruzzetti, Akos östör
- Contains materials previously published in various sources
- Includes bibliographies
- LCSH
- Bengalis