The Kamar
S.C. Dube
Abstract
This book takes a comprehensive look at the Kamar tribe, an aboriginal tribe located within the Central Province (present day Chhattisgarh) of India. It presents an anthropological monograph on the tribe, starting with a basic description of its location, population, and organization. The rest of the book is devoted to several aspects of the Kamar culture, including tribal law, its myths and rituals, attitudes towards marriage and sex, and religious ceremonies and rituals. The final part of the book focuses on the various changes that have occurred within the Kamar tribe due to the influences ... More
This book takes a comprehensive look at the Kamar tribe, an aboriginal tribe located within the Central Province (present day Chhattisgarh) of India. It presents an anthropological monograph on the tribe, starting with a basic description of its location, population, and organization. The rest of the book is devoted to several aspects of the Kamar culture, including tribal law, its myths and rituals, attitudes towards marriage and sex, and religious ceremonies and rituals. The final part of the book focuses on the various changes that have occurred within the Kamar tribe due to the influences of other castes, tribes, and cultures. In order to clearly demonstrate the tribal organization, physical appearance, and sources of livelihood of the Kamars, several photographs and illustrations have been provided throughout the book.
Keywords:
Kamar tribe,
Kamar culture,
tribal law,
myths and rituals,
marriage,
sex,
religious ceremonies,
changes,
influences of other tribes,
tribal organization
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2012 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780198077312 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2012 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198077312.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
S.C. Dube, author
Former Director of Research and Principal of the National Institute of Community Development, Director of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jammu
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