TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hardenberg,Roland
TI  - Children of the Earth Goddess: Society, Marriage and Sacrifice in the Highlands of Odisha
T2  - Religion and Society
SN  - 9783110531763
AV  - BL1153.7.O75 
U1  - 294.5/35/09542 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Berlin/Boston
PB  - De Gruyter
KW  - Jagannātha
KW  - Hinduism
KW  - India
KW  - Odisha
KW  - Rituals
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - RELIGION / Comparative Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Intro; Preface; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Photographs; Abbreviations; Spelling of Dongria words; 1. Introduction; 2. â#x80;#x9C;Tribal societyâ#x80;#x9D; in the Niamgiri Hills; 3. Dongria social categories, rules, and practices; 4. Forms of marriage: negotiation, violence, and love; 5. The clan sacrifice: Creating Niamgiri society; 6. Conclusion: A system of ideas and values; 7. Glossary; Appendix 1: Family tree of icha jani segment (Gumma); Appendix 2: Marriage relations between Gumma and other villages; Appendix 3: Numbers and names of villages; Appendix 4: Plan of a Dongria house; Appendix 5: Plan of a Dongria house (profile)Appendix 6: Myths about Duke and Dumbe; References; Index
N2  - The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the form
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