Tribes of Western India: A Comparative Study of Their Social Structure

ISBN-13: 9781032199542 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 250 str.

Dhananjay Kumar; Lancy Lobo

Opis

This volume presents an in-depth empirical study of the social structure of five Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Gujarat, Western India, viz., Gamit, Vasava, Chaudhari, Kukana, and Warli. It analyses their internal social organization consisting of institutions of household, family, lineage, clan, kinship rules and marriage networks.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Social Structure of Tribes in Western India, 2. Profile of Gujarat Tribes, 3. Kinship System, 4. Kinship Behaviour, 5. Marriage Networks and Social Space, 6. Taxonomy of Households - Part I: Simple Households, 7. Taxonomy of Households - Part II: Complex Households, 8. Social Structure and Change in Tribes, Appendix I: Kinship Terms of Five Tribes in South Gujarat, Appendix II: Kin Terms from Children’s Perspective, Appendix III: Kinship Terms from Wife's Perspective, Appendix IV: Kinship Terms from Husband’s Perspective, Appendix V: Some More Kinship Terms for Group of Relatives, Appendix VI: Generation-wise Kinship Terms among Five Tribes of South Gujarat, Appendix VII: Abbreviations for Kin Types.