An Ethnography of the Parsees of India: 1886-1936

ISBN-13: 9781032012070 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 234 str.

A. M. Shah; Lancy Lobo

Opis

This volume explores Parsee culture and society derived through essays from the Journal of Anthropological Society of Bombay (1886 – 1936).  Through eesays by Jivanji Jamshedji Modi, Bomanjee Byramjee Patell, Rustamji Munshi, eminent Parsee scholars, it discusses the social and cultural frameworks in the Parsee life nearly a 100 years ago.  

Spis treści

PART I: Birth and Initiation 1. Birth customs and ceremonies of the Parsees 2. Parsee life in Parsee songs: cradle songs 3. The baby language among the Parsees 4. The initiation ceremonies and customs of the Parsees Marriage Marriage 5. Marriage customs among the Parsees and their comparison with similar customs of other nations 6. Some Parsee marriage customs. How far they are borrowed from the Hindus? 7. A few marriage songs of the Parsees at Nargol, Part I 8. A few marriage songs of the Parsees at Nargol, Death 9. On the funeral ceremonies of the Parsees, their origin and explanation 10. Notes on the Towers of Silence in India 11. The first-year funeral expenses of a Parsee of the last century (1763) 12. A vahi or register of the dead of some of the Parsees of Broach and a Parsee martyr mentioned in it 13. Another Parsee martyr of Broach PART II 14. Statistics of births, deaths and marriages among the Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years (1881-1890) 15. Statistics of births, deaths and marriages among the Parsees of Bombay during the last ten years (1891-1900) 16. A Parsee deed of partition more than 150 years old: a form of slavery referred to therein Folklore 17. A few Parsee riddles – I 18. A few Parsee riddles – II 19. Omens among the Parsees 20. Charms or amulets for some diseases of the eye.