Ecology, Indigenous Technology and Traditional Economic Organization

ISBN-13: 9783659616181 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 148 str.

Bhattacharjee Somenath

Opis

The Karbi tribal group of Assam in Northeast India are dwelling their livelihood in the lap of nature. Their traditional economic organization is very much depended on different natural resources. It is sustaining their livelihood since time immemorial. On the other hand, rituals, folk culture and certain social customs are also an integral part of their traditional economic organization. Thus among the Karbis traditional economic organization is a reflection of the ethno-ecology and cultural cognition in a broader spectrum.

O autorze

The author is associated with the research works on tribal ethnography, folk culture, occupational health aspects. His researches are primarily focused on the practical or empirical analysis of theoretical base associated with social-cultural anthropology. The works are completely based on primary data collected through empirical field work.