02818nam 2200433 450 991014960190332120230331013041.081-212-5255-5(CKB)3710000000857637(MiAaPQ)EBC4675531(MiAaPQ)EBC6960408(Au-PeEL)EBL6960408(EXLCZ)99371000000085763719871120h19871987 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPolyandry 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 CoomarDelhi :Gian Publishing House,[1987]©19871 online resource (186 pages)81-212-0105-5 Includes bibliographies and index.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.Contributed articles.PolyandryIndiaPolyandry306.8/423/0954Raha Manis KumarCoomar Palash Chandra1956-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910149601903321Polyandry in India2833325UNINA