Polyandry in India : (demographic, economic, social, religious and psychological concomitants of plural marriages in women) / / edited with an introduction by Manis Kumar Raha ; associate in editing, Palash Chandra Coomar
Cover -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Contents -- PART ONE : INTRODUCTION -- PART TWO : POLYANDRY IN NORTH AND NORTH-WESTERN INDIA -- 1. Polyandry in Ladakh -- 2. Persistence of Lahaul Polyandry and Decline -- 3. Polyandry in a High Himalayan Society : Persistence and Change -- 4. Polyandry in the North western Himalayas : Some Changing Trends -- 5. Pahari Polyandry : A Comparison -- 6. Himalayan Polyandry -- 7. Pahari and Tibetan Polyandry Revisited -- 8. Polyandry in a Cis-Himalayan Community -- 9. Polyandry among the Jat Sikhs of Punjab -- PART THREE : POLYANDRY IN SOUTH INDIA -- 10. The Nayars and the definition of Marriage -- 11. Fraternal Polya ndry in Malabar -- 12. Polyandry in Malabar -- 13. Polyandry in Kota Society -- 14. Polyandry in the Kota Society : An Appraisal -- PART FOUR : POLYANDRY IN EAST AND NORTH-EAST INDIA -- 15. A Note on Polyandry among the Gallong : An Analytical Appraisal -- 16. The so-called Polyandry among the Gallongs -- 17. Polyandry among the :Lepchas of Sikkim : A Dead or Dying Institution -- PART FIVE: POLYANDRY IN INDIA : SPECIAL ISSUES -- 18. Polyandry in Ancient Indian Society -- 19. A Note on DifferentialSex-ratios and Polyand-rous People in India -- 20. Bow and Arrow Ceremony of the Toda-An Interpretation -- 21. Woman's Role in a
Polyandrous Cis-:G.S. Bhatt and Himalayan Society : An Overview -- 22. Status of Women in Polyandrous Society.