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
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| Titolo: |
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
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| Pubblicazione: | Delhi : , : Gian Publishing House, , [1987] |
| ©1987 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (186 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 306.8/423/0954 |
| Soggetto topico: | Polyandry - India |
| Persona (resp. second.): | RahaManis Kumar |
| CoomarPalash Chandra <1956-> | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographies and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Contributed articles. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Polyandry in India |
| ISBN: | 81-212-5255-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910149601903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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