Anthropological Research in India

Retrospect and Prospects
Herausgeber: Banerjee, Abhradip; Polley, Krishnendu; Makal, Arun

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Produktbeschreibung

Comprised of nineteen chapters written by a diverse group of scholars and researchers, Anthropological Research in India: Retrospect and Prospects analyses the history and future of anthropology on the subcontinent, ranging from prehistoric civilizations and colonial legacies to Indigenous medicine and coffee culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 582g
• ISBN-13: 9781666937107
• ISBN-10: 166693710X
• Artikelnr.: 68537274

Autorenporträt

Edited by Abhradip Banerjee; Arun Makal and Krishnendu Polley - Contributions by Abhradip Banerjee; Shubhrakanti Baul; Nibedita Bayen; Rajesh Bhowmik; Avick Biswas; Mandrima Biswas; Soumita Biswas; Kartick Chakraborty; Sudesna Chanda; Sabatini Chatterjee;

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Legacies/Theoretical Concerns
Chapter 1: Research Tradition in Biological Anthropology: The Past Emerges
into the Light of Present
Chapter 2: The Romance of the Discovery of India's Prehistoric Past
Chapter 3: Different Dimensions of Tribal Studies: Past, Present and Future
Section 2: Prehistoric Cultures
Chapter 4: Gharchaal: An Ancient Game on Cupules in Ghumarwin Sub-Himalayan
Area of Himachal Pradesh
Chapter 5: Ghaghra: A Late Acheulean Site of the Dulung River Valley,
Eastern India
Section 3: Elements of Indian Civilization: Caste, Fairs, and Rituals
Chapter 6: A Holistic Manifestation of Caste System in Indian Civilization:
A Semiotic Analysis
Chapter 7: The Impact of 'Mela' on the People and Culture: A Qualitative
Study on Local 'Sampriti Utsav' Fair of Haldia, West Bengal
Chapter 8: The Cult of Goddess Mangal Chandi: An Anthropological
Understanding of Womanhood
Section 4: Indigenous Groups: Economy, Health, Culture, and Development
Chapter 9: Echoes from the Tea Gardens of Dooars: A Study of the Tea
Migrant Tribes of North Bengal
Chapter 10: Indigenous Health Care System of the Santhal Tribe of
Jharkhand: With Special Reference to the Cases of Snake, Scorpion and
Hornet Biting
Chapter 11: Images on Fabrics in the North-Eastern Region of India: A
Traditional Course
Chapter 12: Indigenous Knowledge: A Whole
Chapter 13: Ethnomedicinal Practices among the Northern Tribes of West
Bengal: A Brief Anthropological Review
Chapter 14: Tribal Women Empowerment in Natural Resource Management: Two
Case Studies
Section 5: Contemporary Issues
Chapter 15: Effects of Lead on Growth of Children
Chapter 16: Female Foeticides: Developed Technological Threats in Indian
Demography
Chapter 17: Essay on Anthropology of Mobile Phone
Chapter 18: Disorder and Deviance: Social Life of a Diabetic Women in
Kolkata
Chapter 19: Vicissitudes in the Flow of Adda Culture: A Pre-Pandemic
Assessment of Indian Coffee House, Kolkata