The Bokars: An anthropological research on their ecological settings and social systems
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2013-06-23
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Physical appearance, general characteristics, origin and migration, population and demographic peculiarities, food and drink, smoking, dress and ornaments, weapons, Natural and human environment: Climate, geology and mineral resources, flora, fauna, human environment, population distribution, land use, habitation, the dwelling and settlement pattern, exploitation of natural resources, Language- The vehicle of culture: Importance of language study in ethnography, phylogenetic, position of Adi (Bokar) languages, phonology, grammar- its structure and application, vocabulary, borrowing words and its significance, Social organization: Organizational classification, marriage- forms of marriage, preferential marriages, clan exogamy, village exogamy, tribe exogamy, polygamy, child marriage, ways of acquiring spouse, love marriage, marriage by elopment, marriage by force, marriage by exchange, marriage by negotiation, ideal bride and bridegroom, inheritence of widows, divorce, family- inheritence, adoption, clan, distribution of clan members, kinship, terms of address, behavioural pattern and kinship usages, institution of slavery, effects of slavery and social stratification, Role and position of women: Social status, educational status, political status, religious status, economic status, Economic organisation: Food gathering, hunting, fishing, shifting cultivation, animal husbandry and dairing, trade and barter, livestock rearing, crafts and weaving, business, government services, division of labour, properties, Social control: Genesis and evolution, formation of Kebang and its proceedings, judicio-administrative function- types of disputes, evidence, intention, punishment, wergild, retaliation, development and political function, roles of political interpreters, effects of panchayati raj, Religious beliefs and practices: World of spirits and ghosts, concept of death and soul, divination and sacrifices, the priest role and social status, ceremonies and festivals, dreams, taboos